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Where does “gidiġ” come from?

gidiġ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gudīgaz — ghostly, spirited.

Ancestry of “gidiġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgudīgazghostly, spirited

Words derived from “gidiġ”

  • giddy
  • giddiness
  • giddily
  • gydi
  • guidie
  • guydie
Every word from Proto-Germanic gudīgaz →