Where does “gadanha” come from?
gadanha (Portuguese) comes from Spanish guadaña, from Frankish waiþanjan, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
gadanha (Portuguese): scythe; a large spoon used to eat soup; claw of a...
Definitions
- scythe; a large spoon used to eat soup; claw of a...
Ancestry of “gadanha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | guadaña | scythe |
| 2 | Frankish | waiþanjan | to hunt, graze; get food; to pasture, graze, hunt... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waiþō | a hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |