gagner

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French word gagner comes from Proto-Germanic *waiþanjaną (To graze, feed. To hunt, pursue.), Proto-Germanic *waiþô

*waiþanjaną (Proto-Germanic)

To graze, feed. To hunt, pursue.

*waiþô (Proto-Germanic)

*waithanjan (Frankish)

To hunt, pursue, forage. To pasture, graze.

*waidanjan (Frankish)

*wadanio (Vulgar Latin)

*wadaniō (Vulgar Latin)

(Vulgar Latin) I graze, mow, scythe. (Vulgar Latin) I pursue, win, earn.

gaaignier (Old French)

gaigner (Middle French)

To win.

gagner (French)

To earn.. To gain; to obtain.. To win.

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