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Where does “geyja” come from?

geyja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną.

geyja (Old Norse): to bark

Definitions

  1. to bark

Ancestry of “geyja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*gawjaną—

Words derived from “geyja”

  • garish
  • garishly
  • gaw
  • garishness
  • föregå
  • föregående
  • övergå
  • begå
  • begå självmord
  • gå
  • utgå
  • ingå
  • undgå
  • gø
  • gør
  • gowen
  • gawren
  • gá
  • gá
  • goyggja
  • gā
  • gą̊
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