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Proto-Germanic: *gīsnan-, *gaisian-, *gaist=, *gaisk=
Meaning: fear, be afraid
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: *us-gīsnan wk. `be astonished'; *us-gaisjan wk. `frighten'
Old Norse: geiska-full-r `voll Schrecken', NIsl geiski `Schrecken'
Old English: gǟstan `in Schrecken versetzen'
English: aghast, ghastly
germet-meaning,germet-prnum,germet-got,germet-onord,germet-oengl,germet-engl,

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Proto-IE: *g'heis-
Meaning: to tremble (with fear)
Avestan: zaēša- `Schauderschaft', zōišnu- `zusammenschreckend, schaudernd, bebend (cor Frost)', zōiždišta- `der schauderhafteste, abscheulichste'
Germanic: *gīs-n-a- vb., *gais-ia- vb., *gais-t=, *gais-k=
Russ. meaning: дрожать от страха
References: WP I 553 f
piet-meaning,piet-avest,piet-germ,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,

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