Where does “געגנט” come from?
געגנט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German gegende, from Old High German geginōti, from Old French contree, from Latin contrata, from Latin contra, from Latin rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ — to run.
געגנט (Yiddish): region, area
Definitions
- region, area
Ancestry of “געגנט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gegende | — |
| 2 | Old High German | geginōti | — |
| 3 | Old French | contree | country; the countryside |
| 4 | Latin | contrata | lying opposite; spread before |
| 5 | Latin | contra | against; opposite to; contrary to |
| 6 | Latin | rota | wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |