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Where does “galdeir” come from?

galdeir (Romansch) comes from Latin gaudeo, from Proto-Italic gāwidēō, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂widéh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- — to rejoice.

galdeir (Romansch): to enjoy

Definitions

  1. to enjoy

Ancestry of “galdeir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingaudeoI rejoice; I take pleasure in
2Proto-Italicgāwidēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangeh₂widéh₁yeti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangeh₂w-to rejoice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- →