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Where does “jehaną” come from?

jehaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

jehaną (Proto-Germanic): to speak, say, express

Definitions

  1. to speak, say, express

Ancestry of “jehaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “jehaną”

  • yeet
  • gênant
  • gêneur
  • gêner
  • gêne
  • genieren
  • Beichte
  • genant
  • Gicht
  • senĝeneco
  • ĝeni
  • ĝena
  • ĝenaĵo
  • ĝenado
  • genant
  • jicht
  • gênant
  • gene
  • genere
  • ȝeten
  • žinantní
  • ġēatan
  • jena
  • jenă
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