Where does “gīd” come from?

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

gīd (Proto-West Germanic): greed, avarice

Definitions

  1. greed, avarice

Ancestry of “gīd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgīda-greed, desire
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeidʰ-o-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeydʰ-to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for

Words derived from “gīd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeidʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gīda- →