Where does “gaynen” come from?

gaynen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse gegna, from Proto-Germanic gaginjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

gaynen (Middle English): To be helpful, to help or aid; To win against,...

Definitions

  1. To be helpful, to help or aid; To win against,...

Ancestry of “gaynen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegegna—
2Proto-GermanicgaginjanąTo go against; To meet, to encounter
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →