Where does “ginathon” come from?

ginathon (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ginātha, from Old Dutch gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

ginathon (Old Dutch): to be merciful, to have mercy

Definitions

  1. to be merciful, to have mercy

Ancestry of “ginathon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgināthamercy, grace
2Old Dutchgīyou plural
3Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
4Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
5Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic jīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ →