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Where does “*gahaitą” come from?

*gahaitą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic haitaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

Ancestry of “*gahaitą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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