Where does “gehisner” come from?

gehisner (Old French) comes from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir, from Frankish jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

gehisner (Old French): to bother, annoy, irritate

Definitions

  1. to bother, annoy, irritate

Ancestry of “gehisner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgehinepunishment resulting from admission of guilt;...
2Old Frenchgehirto admit, confess, acknowledge
3Frankishjehhjanto say, confess
4Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehaną →