Where does “גיך” come from?

גיך (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German gæhe, from Old High German gāhi, from Proto-Germanic ganhuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

גיך (Yiddish): quick, fast; speed, haste

Definitions

  1. quick, fast; speed, haste

Ancestry of “גיך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangæhe—
2Old High Germangāhisudden, quick, rash
3Proto-Germanicganhuzfast, quick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “גיך”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganhuz →Every word from Old High German gāhi →