Where does “gá” come from?

gá (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

gá (Old Norse): barking; attention; to heed

Definitions

  1. barking; attention; to heed

Ancestry of “gá”, step by step

gá traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse geyja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeyjato bark
2Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark

via Proto-Germanic gāną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Proto-Germanic ganhāną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicganhānąto inspect; to take into account

Words derived from “gá”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →