Where does “giezen” come from?
giezen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.
Ancestry of “giezen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | gioȥan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | geutan | to pour |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |