gavn
Danish
[ˈɡ̊ɑwˀn]
noun
Definitions
- gain, benefit
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse gagn (benefit, advantage, use) derived from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gagin (towards, against, in return, back).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gagin
Gloss
towards, against, in return, back
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
後, 背
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- again English
- autogain English
- foregain English
- gain English
- gainable English
- gainand English
- gainer English
- gainest English
- gaineth English
- gainful English
- gainless English
- gainly English
- gainsharing English
- gainside English
- gainword English
- gainworthy English
- outgain English
- overgain English
- photogain English
- regain English
- undergain English
- ungain English
- gegen- German
- gagner French
- *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European
- *gagana Proto-Germanic
- *gagin Proto-Germanic
- *gagną Proto-Germanic
- gagn Swedish
- gegn Old English
- gegn- Old English
- geġn- Old English
- gægn Old English
- gayn Middle English
- gagn Old Norse
- gagna Old Norse
- gegn Old Norse
- gegnum Old Norse
- gavne Danish
- gavnlig Danish
- gagn Icelandic
- gagan Old High German
- gagn Faroese
- gegin Old Dutch
- gegin- Old Saxon