Where does “giwin” come from?
giwin (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic gawinnan, from Proto-Germanic gawinnaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
giwin (Old Saxon): fight, conflict, hostility; gain, profit
Definitions
- fight, conflict, hostility; gain, profit
Ancestry of “giwin”, step by step
giwin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic gawinnan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | gawinnan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gawinnaną | to swink; to labour, toil; to acquire |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Proto-West Germanic gawinną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | gawinną | — |