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”

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