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Where does “andġiet” come from?

andġiet (Old English) comes from Old English onġietan, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

andġiet (Old English): intelligence, understanding

Definitions

  1. intelligence, understanding

Ancestry of “andġiet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishonġietanto grasp, get, lay hold of, seize; understand,...
2Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
3Proto-West Germanicanaon
4Proto-Germanic*an—
5Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “andġiet”

  • andgietol
  • andgiete
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