- ghais-
- ghais-English meaning: to stick toDeutsche Übersetzung: “haftenbleiben, steckenbleiben, säumen”Material: Lat. haereō, -ēre, haesī, haesum “ to hang or hold fast, to hang, stick, cleave, cling, adhere, be fixed, sit fast, remain close to any thing or in any manner; to hold fast, remain attached or fixed, to keep firm, adhere; to hold fast, remain attached or fixed, to keep firm, adhere “ (*ghaisei̯ō), haesitüre “hesitate”, Maybe Alb. nasalized (*gher-) nder “ hang, hesitate “ common Alb. gh- > d- phonetic mutatIon. presumably to Lith. gaištù , -aũ, gaĩšti “purl, border, hesitate, dwindle “, gaišì nti “while, spend time, destroy”.References: WP. I 528, WH. I 632.
Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary. 2015.