Where does “ġeocsian” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ġeocsian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgiskōnto yawn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeys-gaping, cracked

Words derived from “ġeocsian”

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