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Where does “gea” come from?

gea (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

gea (Old English): yes, yea; district, region; yea, yes

Definitions

  1. yes, yea; district, region; yea, yes

Ancestry of “gea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
2Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

Words derived from “gea”

  • ye
  • yeah
  • yea
  • yeoman
  • yere
  • yeomanry
  • yay
  • yeomanly
  • yeasay
  • yeomanlike
  • yeomanette
  • yey
  • yea-forsooth
  • yayness
  • ya
  • yeman
  • yee
  • ȝa
  • ȝea
  • yoman
  • ye
  • ġēamann
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →