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Where does “andgiete” come from?

andgiete (Old English) comes from Old English andġiet, 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.

andgiete (Old English): obvious, plain; manifest, clear; intellect,...

Definitions

  1. obvious, plain; manifest, clear; intellect,...

Ancestry of “andgiete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishandġietintelligence, understanding
2Old Englishonġietanto grasp, get, lay hold of, seize; understand,...
3Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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