gaigner

Old French

verb
Definitions
  • to win
  • (by extension) to make money; to save money

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *wadaniāre, *wadaniō, *wadanio derived from Frankish *waiþanjan (graze, pasture, hunt, hunt for food, forage, get food) derived from Proto-Germanic *waiþanjaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*waiþanjaną

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