Where does “yesken” come from?
yesken (Middle English) comes from Old English ġiscian, from Proto-West Germanic giskōn, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeys- — gaping, cracked.
Ancestry of “yesken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġiscian | to sob; sigh; to hiccup |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | giskōn | to yawn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeys- | gaping, cracked |
Words derived from “yesken”