*gagin

Runic: ᚷᚨᚷᛁᚾ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑ.ɣin/

preposition

Meanings

towards, in the direction of
against

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Orel tentatively suggests the word to be a metathesized derivative of *ganganą (‘to go, walk, step’).

Descendants

*gagin (Proto-West Germanic)
- gegin (Old Dutch)
  - jegen, jeghen (Middle Dutch)
    - jeghens (Middle Dutch)
      - jegens (Dutch)
        
        jeens (Afrikaans)
*gagin (Proto-West Germanic)
- gegin (Old Dutch)
  - jegen, jeghen (Middle Dutch)
    - tegen, tjegen (Middle Dutch)
      - tegen (Dutch)
        
        teen (Afrikaans)
        
        tékhe (Caribbean Javanese)
        
        tegen, teegen (Negerhollands)
        
        tagen (Skepi Creole Dutch)
*gagin (Proto-West Germanic)
- ġeġn, gæġn, ġēan, ġēn (Old English)
  - gain, ȝæn (Middle English)
    - gain (English)
    - gain, gin (Scots)
*gagin (Proto-West Germanic)
- jēn, jōn (Old Frisian)
  - jen, jien (North Frisian)
  - juun (Saterland Frisian)
*gagin (Proto-West Germanic)
- jēn, jōn (Old Frisian)
  - jin (West Frisian)
    - tsjin (West Frisian)
*gagin (Proto-West Germanic)
- gagan, gegin, kagan, kagen, gagen (Old High German)
  - gegen, gagen, jegen, gein, gēn (Middle High German)
    - gege (Alemannic German)
    - ghéghen (Cimbrian)
    - gegen (German)
    - geghe (Hunsrik)
    - קעגן (kegn) (Yiddish)
*gagin (Proto-West Germanic)
- gagan, gegin, kagan, kagen, gagen (Old High German)
  - gegen, gagen, jegen, gein, gēn (Middle High German)
    - gein, gēn (Middle High German)
      - gen (German)
      - géint (Luxembourgish)
      - קיין (keyn) (Yiddish)
*gagin (Proto-West Germanic)
- gegin, gigin, gagan (Old Saxon)
  - gēgen, jēgen (Middle Low German)
    - giegen, gegen (Low German)
      - tiegen, tegen (Low German)
gegn (Old Norse)
- gen- (Danish)
- gjøgn (Faroese)
- gegn (Icelandic)
- gegnum (Old Norse)
gegn (Old Norse)
- gayn, geyn, gein, gain, gayne, gaine (Middle English)
  - gain (English)
  - gain (Scots)
gegn (Old Norse)
- í gegn (Old Norse)
  - igen (Danish)
  - ígjøgn (Faroese)
  - igjann (Jamtish)
  - ?, igjen (Norwegian)
gegn (Old Norse)
- í gegn (Old Norse)
  - ī gēn (Old Swedish)
    - igen (Swedish)

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