English
galdegaia
Galdegaia comes from Basque galdegaia.
- Basquemoderngaldegaia
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Basquemoderngaldegaia
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Learned borrowing from Basque galdegaia, the absolutive singular form of galdegai (literally “question topic”).
Every English word from Basque galdegaia
Today it means
noun the focused element of a clause, immediately before the verb complex or inflected auxiliary
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Basque galdegaia / galdegaia