English
Ghegeria
Ghegeria comes from Albanian Gegëria, and goes back to gegë ‘Gheg, any Albanian living or originating from…’.
- Albanianmoderngegë‘Gheg, any Albanian living or originating from north of the Shkumbin river’
- Albanian, derivedmodernGegëria
- Englishearliest quotation 1872Ghegeria
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Albanianmoderngegë‘Gheg, any Albanian living or originating from north of the Shkumbin river’
- Albanian, derivedmodernGegëria
- Englishearliest quotation 1872Ghegeria
Earliest quotation: 1872, A Handbook for Travellers in Greece, London: John Murray: “The river Skumbi (the ancient Genusus), which falls into…”
Every English word from Albanian gegë
Today it means
name A historical region of Albania, land of the Ghegs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Albanian gegë / Ghegeria