Proto-West Germanic

*ga-

‘used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfectivity’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *ga-.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *ga-, most familiar first.

• grave ← greyve ← greifi ← grēve ← grāvio
• graf ← grâve ← grāfio ← *garāfijō
• reeve ← reve ← rēfa ← *garāfijō
• graff ← Graf ← grâve ← grāfio ← *garāfijō
• limbed ← ilimed

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *ga-