Where does “gefæd” come from?
gefæd (Old English) comes from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gefæd (Old English): orderly; tidy; well-regulated; well-behaved;...
Definitions
- orderly; tidy; well-regulated; well-behaved;...
Ancestry of “gefæd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġe- | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | — |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “gefæd”