Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “gegin” come from?

gegin (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic gagin — towards, in the direction of; against.

gegin (Old Saxon): against; again

Definitions

  1. against; again

Ancestry of “gegin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against

Words derived from “gegin”

  • angegin-
  • angegin
  • tegegnes
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