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

Definitions

  1. to win

Ancestry of “gudagnear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwaidanjanto pasture, graze, hunt for food; get food; to...
2Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →Every word from Frankish waidanjan →