Where does “geir” come from?

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

geir (Old French): to admit

Definitions

  1. to admit

Ancestry of “geir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishjehhjanto say, confess
2Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti—
4Proto-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 →