jay
Middle English
/dʒɛi̯/
noun
Definitions
- jay bird
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French jai (magpie, jaybird, bird, jay gl) derived from Frankish *gāhi (fast, sudden, impetuous) derived from Latin gaius.
Origin
Latin
gaius
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- jay English
- jaybird English
- jaylike English
- jaywalker English
- Gaius Latin
- gaius Latin
- vagus Latin
- gei Italian
- gayo Spanish, Castilian
- *ganhuz Proto-Germanic
- ジェイ Japanese
- ジェー Japanese
- gai Old French
- jai Old French
- gaio Galician
- geai Norman
- gùai Norman
- *𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- *gāhi Frankish
- *wāhi Frankish
- gai ONF.