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Where does “grēdagaz” come from?

grēdagaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic grēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

grēdagaz (Proto-Germanic): hungry; greedy

Definitions

  1. hungry; greedy

Ancestry of “grēdagaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrēdaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grēdagaz”

  • greedy
  • nongreedy
  • ungreedy
  • greedyguts
  • ungreedily
  • ungreediness
  • graag
  • dolgraag
  • schietgraag
  • grijpgraag
  • girig
  • girighet
  • grådighet
  • grådig
  • grådig
  • gredy
  • grēdiġ
  • grǣdiġ
  • gráðugr
  • gradig
  • grādag
  • grådu
  • grādag
  • gridi
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