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Where does “gawją” come from?

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

gawją (Proto-Germanic): district, shire, region, area

Definitions

  1. district, shire, region, area

Ancestry of “gawją”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaawjariverlands, lakeside land
2Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “gawją”

  • 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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