Where does “gudagnear” come from?
gudagnear (Romansch) comes from Frankish waidanjan, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
gudagnear (Romansch): to win
Ancestry of “gudagnear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | waidanjan | to pasture, graze, hunt for food; get food; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | waiþō | a hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |