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

Definitions

  1. to guess

Ancestry of “gissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegitsa
2Proto-Germanicgitisōnąto guess
3Proto-Germanicgetanąto attain, acquire, get, receive, hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate

Words derived from “gissa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed-Every word from Proto-Germanic getanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic gitisōną