Where does “ciegan” come from?
ciegan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kauwjan, from Proto-Germanic kawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
ciegan (Old English): to call
Ancestry of “ciegan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *kauwjan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kawjaną | to call; name |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gewH- | to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry... |
Words derived from “ciegan”