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Where does “ġeocsung” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ġeocsung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġiscianto sob; sigh; to hiccup
2Proto-West Germanicgiskōnto yawn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeys-gaping, cracked

Words derived from “ġeocsung”

  • ȝoxing
  • ȝyxynge
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