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Where does “giskōn” come from?

giskōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵeys- — gaping, cracked.

giskōn (Proto-West Germanic): to yawn

Definitions

  1. to yawn

Ancestry of “giskōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeys-gaping, cracked

Words derived from “giskōn”

  • yex
  • yexing
  • ȝyxynge
  • yixen
  • yesken
  • yexen
  • ȝoxing
  • ġiscian
  • ġeoxung
  • ġiscung
  • ġeocsian
  • ġeocsung
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