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Where does “gʰeidʰ-o-” come from?

gʰeidʰ-o- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰeydʰ- — to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for.

Ancestry of “gʰeidʰ-o-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeydʰ-to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for

Words derived from “gʰeidʰ-o-”

  • geizen
  • geiz
  • Ehrgeiz
  • Geiz
  • gīda-
  • gīt
  • gītisōn
  • gīze
  • gīz
  • gīzen
  • gītsen
  • gītesen
  • gīt
  • gäizen
  • Gäiz
  • gīdisōn
  • gīd
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