Where does “gissa” come from?
gissa (Swedish) comes from Old Norse gitsa, from Proto-Germanic gitisōną, from Proto-Germanic getaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.
gissa (Swedish): to guess
Ancestry of “gissa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gitsa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gitisōną | to guess |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | getaną | to attain, acquire, get, receive, hold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰed- | to defecate |
Words derived from “gissa”