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Where does “gadaną” come from?

gadaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

Ancestry of “gadaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “gadaną”

  • God
  • better
  • best
  • goods
  • gods
  • god
  • gospel
  • beast
  • godly
  • goodly
  • Goodwin
  • godliness
  • betterment
  • goddamn
  • godlike
  • goodnight
  • bestseller
  • beater
  • gosh
  • bettering
  • goody
  • gad
  • bested
  • golly
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