Etymology

yex

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Today it means: To hiccup. Full definition →

Middle English yexen ← Old English ġeocsian ← Proto-West Germanic *giskōn
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yex · verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ǵeys-“gaping, cracked”
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*giskōn“to yawn”
  3. Old English · inherited fromġeocsian
  4. Middle English · inherited fromyexen
  5. English todayyex

From Middle English yexen, yixen, yesken, from Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian (“to hiccup”), from Proto-West Germanic *giskōn (“to yawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeys- (“gaping, cracked”). Cognate with Middle Low German gischen (“to sob, sigh”), Middle High German geschen, gischen (“to yawn, gape”).

yex · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromġeoxa
  2. Middle English · inherited fromȝeoxe
  3. English todayyex

From Middle English ȝeoxe, ȝoxe, from Old English ġeoxa, ġeocsa, ġihsa (“hiccup; sobbing”).

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