Where does “gawren” come from?
gawren (Middle English) comes from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną.
gawren (Middle English): to stare
Ancestry of “gawren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gá | barking; attention; to heed |
| 2 | Old Norse | geyja | to bark |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *gawjaną | — |
Words derived from “gawren”