Where does “gegncwide” come from?

gegncwide (Old English) comes from Old English cwide, from Proto-Germanic kwidiz, from Old English cweþan, from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

gegncwide (Old English): answer, reply

Definitions

  1. answer, reply

Ancestry of “gegncwide”, step by step

gegncwide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cwide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwidesaying; sentence
2Proto-Germanickwidiza saying, statement, phrase
3Old Englishcweþanto say
4Proto-West Germanic*kweþanto say, speak
5Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

via Old English ġeġn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeġnagain
2Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan →