Where does “dgai” come from?

dgai (Norman) comes from Old French gai, from Old Occitan gai, from Proto-Germanic ganhuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

dgai (Norman): gay

Definitions

  1. gay

Ancestry of “dgai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgaihappy; cheerful; gay
2Old Occitangaihappy; joyous
3Proto-Germanicganhuzfast, quick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “dgai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganhuz →Every word from Old Occitan gai →