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Where does “gaisnijaz” come from?

gaisnijaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰē- — to be gaping, yawn; to gape, yawn.

gaisnijaz (Proto-Germanic): unfruitful; barren

Definitions

  1. unfruitful; barren

Ancestry of “gaisnijaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰē-to be gaping, yawn; to gape, yawn

Words derived from “gaisnijaz”

  • geason
  • gesene
  • geson
  • gæsne
  • gǣsne
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