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Where does “gītisōn” come from?

gītisōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic gīdisōn, from Proto-West Germanic gīd, from Proto-Germanic gīda-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeidʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeydʰ- — to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for.

Ancestry of “gītisōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgīdisōnto be greedy for, to covet
2Proto-West Germanicgīdgreed, avarice
3Proto-Germanicgīda-greed, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeidʰ-o-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeydʰ-to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for

Words derived from “gītisōn”

  • geizen
  • Ehrgeiz
  • geiz
  • Geiz
  • gīze
  • gīz
  • gīzen
  • gīt
  • gītsen
  • gītesen
  • gäizen
  • Gäiz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeydʰ- →