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Where does “ġiscian” come from?

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

ġiscian (Old English): to sob; sigh; to hiccup

Definitions

  1. to sob; sigh; to hiccup

Ancestry of “ġiscian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ġiscian”

  • yex
  • yexing
  • ȝyxynge
  • yixen
  • yesken
  • yexen
  • ȝoxing
  • ġeoxung
  • ġiscung
  • ġeocsung
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