gē(i)- : gō(i)- : gī-

English meaning                      to sing, to cry

German meaning                     `singen, rufen, schreien'

Grammatical comments         

General comments                 

Derivatives                             

Material                                   Ai. gāyati und gāti `singt', gātú- m. und gītí- f. `Gesang', gītá- `gesungen', gā́thā `Gesang, Vers' = av. gāϑa `Lied religiösen Inbalts';

                aruss. gaju, gajati `krähen', russ. gajь m. `Dohlengekrächze, Geschrei', gákatь`ächzen, krächzen' usw.;

                baltisch *gēidō in lit. gíedu und gíestu, giedóti `singen, krähen', lett. dziêdu, dziêdât `singen'; dazu lit. gýstu, gýdau, gýsti `zu singen, zu krähen anfangen', gaidỹs m. `Hahn', giesmė̃ f. `Kirchenlied', lett. dziêsma f. `Lied', gaîlis m. `Hahn'.

                toch. A kāk, В kāka`er rief' (redupl., zu ai. gāti), Präs. 3. Pl. keneńc (*gēi-n-?), Pedersen Tochar. 183, 263.

References                              WP. I 526 f., Trautmann 76, W. Schulze KZ. 27, 425 = Kl. Schr. 52.

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