Where does “ġiscung” come from?

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

ġiscung (Old English): sobbing

Definitions

  1. sobbing

Ancestry of “ġiscung”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ġiscung”

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