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Where does “gegin-” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “gegin-”, step by step

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