Where does “gifrummian” come from?
gifrummian (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).
gifrummian (Old Saxon): to accomplish
Ancestry of “gifrummian”, step by step
gifrummian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon gī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | gī | you plural |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | jiʀ | you |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | you (plural) |
via Old Saxon frummian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | frummian | to perform, promote; to accomplish |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | frumjaną | to perform, promote; to accomplish |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | promo- | front, forward; in front, forth; front, forth |