Where does “yexen” come from?

yexen (Middle English) comes from Old English ġeocsian, from Proto-West Germanic giskōn, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeys- — gaping, cracked.

yexen (Middle English): to hiccup, belch

Definitions

  1. to hiccup, belch

Ancestry of “yexen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeocsian—
2Proto-West Germanicgiskōnto yawn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeys-gaping, cracked

Words derived from “yexen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeys- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic giskōn →Every word from Old English ġeocsian →
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