Where does “gai” come from?

gai (Old Occitan) comes from Proto-Germanic ganhuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gai (Old Occitan): happy; joyous

Definitions

  1. happy; joyous

Ancestry of “gai”, step by step

gai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ganhuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicganhuzfast, quick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍃impetuous

Words derived from “gai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganhuz →