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Where does “gaawja” come from?

gaawja (Proto-Germanic) comes 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, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gaawja (Proto-Germanic): riverlands, lakeside land

Definitions

  1. riverlands, lakeside land

Ancestry of “gaawja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
4Middle Englishkyt—
5Germankitt—
6Old High Germankuti—
7Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
8Proto-Germanickweduzresin
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
10Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “gaawja”

  • ye
  • yeah
  • yea
  • yeoman
  • yere
  • yeomanry
  • yay
  • gauleiter
  • yeomanly
  • yeasay
  • yeomanlike
  • yeomanette
  • yey
  • yea-forsooth
  • yayness
  • gogravia
  • gogravius
  • Gaugräfin
  • Gaugraf
  • Gauleiter
  • Gau
  • goo
  • gouw
  • ya
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