Where does “gneis” come from?
gneis (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist, from Old High German gneisto, from Proto-Germanic gahnaistô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gneis (Norwegian Nynorsk): gneiss
Ancestry of “gneis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Gneis | gneiss |
| 2 | Middle High German | gneist | spark |
| 3 | Old High German | gneisto | spark |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gahnaistô | spark |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | — |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |