"ga-" meaning in Proto-Germanic

See ga- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with, near, by, along”). Cognate with Latin co-, con-, prefix forms of cum (“with”). The irregular change from expected **ha- to *ga- is probably due to the unstressed nature of this prefix. Etymology templates: {{der|gem-pro|ine-pro|*ḱóm|t=with, near, by, along}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with, near, by, along”), {{cog|la|co-}} Latin co-
  1. Indicates association or togetherness; co-. Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-ga--gem-pro-prefix-3OYqTo3o
  2. Indicates completeness or wholeness. In verbs, also indicates perfectivity (a finished action). Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-ga--gem-pro-prefix-2rL8aPO7 Categories (other): Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gą- Derived forms: gagana, gaganą

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gagana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gaganą"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-pro",
            "2": "*ga-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic: *ga-\nOld English: ġe-, gæ-; gi-; i-; ie-\nMiddle English: ȝe-, i-, y-\nEnglish: a-, y-, i- (obsolete)\nOld Frisian: ge-, gi-, je-, ie-, e-, i-, a-\nSaterland Frisian: ge-\nWest Frisian: ge-\nOld Saxon: gi-, i-, ge-, ga-\nMiddle Low German: ge-\nLow German: ge-, e-, je-\nOld Dutch: gi-, ge-\nMiddle Dutch: ghe-, ge-, (West-Flanders) i-, y-\nDutch: ge-\nAfrikaans: ge-\nWest Flemish: ge-, e-\nOld High German: gi-, ga-, ki-, ka-\nMiddle High German: ge-\nAlemannic German: g- or ge- (euphonic)\nBavarian: g-\nGerman: ge-\nLuxembourgish: ge-\nVilamovian: gy-\nYiddish: גע־ (ge-)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *ga-\nOld English: ġe-, gæ-; gi-; i-; ie-\nMiddle English: ȝe-, i-, y-\nEnglish: a-, y-, i- (obsolete)\nOld Frisian: ge-, gi-, je-, ie-, e-, i-, a-\nSaterland Frisian: ge-\nWest Frisian: ge-\nOld Saxon: gi-, i-, ge-, ga-\nMiddle Low German: ge-\nLow German: ge-, e-, je-\nOld Dutch: gi-, ge-\nMiddle Dutch: ghe-, ge-, (West-Flanders) i-, y-\nDutch: ge-\nAfrikaans: ge-\nWest Flemish: ge-, e-\nOld High German: gi-, ga-, ki-, ka-\nMiddle High German: ge-\nAlemannic German: g- or ge- (euphonic)\nBavarian: g-\nGerman: ge-\nLuxembourgish: ge-\nVilamovian: gy-\nYiddish: גע־ (ge-)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
            "2": "g-",
            "qq": "non-productive"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Norse: g- (non-productive)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Norse: g- (non-productive)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
            "2": "gnógr",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Old Norse: gnógr",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Old Norse: gnógr, glíkr, greiðr, greiða, granni"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "got",
            "2": "𐌲𐌰-"
          },
          "expansion": "Gothic: 𐌲𐌰- (ga-)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gothic: 𐌲𐌰- (ga-)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xvn",
            "2": "*ga-"
          },
          "expansion": "Vandalic: *ga-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Vandalic: *ga-"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱóm",
        "t": "with, near, by, along"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with, near, by, along”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "co-"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin co-",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with, near, by, along”). Cognate with Latin co-, con-, prefix forms of cum (“with”). The irregular change from expected **ha- to *ga- is probably due to the unstressed nature of this prefix.",
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ga-",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates association or togetherness; co-."
      ],
      "id": "en-ga--gem-pro-prefix-3OYqTo3o",
      "links": [
        [
          "co-",
          "co-"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates completeness or wholeness. In verbs, also indicates perfectivity (a finished action)."
      ],
      "id": "en-ga--gem-pro-prefix-2rL8aPO7",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gą-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ga-"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Proto-Germanic lemmas",
    "Proto-Germanic prefixes",
    "Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gagana"
    },
    {
      "word": "gaganą"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-pro",
            "2": "*ga-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic: *ga-\nOld English: ġe-, gæ-; gi-; i-; ie-\nMiddle English: ȝe-, i-, y-\nEnglish: a-, y-, i- (obsolete)\nOld Frisian: ge-, gi-, je-, ie-, e-, i-, a-\nSaterland Frisian: ge-\nWest Frisian: ge-\nOld Saxon: gi-, i-, ge-, ga-\nMiddle Low German: ge-\nLow German: ge-, e-, je-\nOld Dutch: gi-, ge-\nMiddle Dutch: ghe-, ge-, (West-Flanders) i-, y-\nDutch: ge-\nAfrikaans: ge-\nWest Flemish: ge-, e-\nOld High German: gi-, ga-, ki-, ka-\nMiddle High German: ge-\nAlemannic German: g- or ge- (euphonic)\nBavarian: g-\nGerman: ge-\nLuxembourgish: ge-\nVilamovian: gy-\nYiddish: גע־ (ge-)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *ga-\nOld English: ġe-, gæ-; gi-; i-; ie-\nMiddle English: ȝe-, i-, y-\nEnglish: a-, y-, i- (obsolete)\nOld Frisian: ge-, gi-, je-, ie-, e-, i-, a-\nSaterland Frisian: ge-\nWest Frisian: ge-\nOld Saxon: gi-, i-, ge-, ga-\nMiddle Low German: ge-\nLow German: ge-, e-, je-\nOld Dutch: gi-, ge-\nMiddle Dutch: ghe-, ge-, (West-Flanders) i-, y-\nDutch: ge-\nAfrikaans: ge-\nWest Flemish: ge-, e-\nOld High German: gi-, ga-, ki-, ka-\nMiddle High German: ge-\nAlemannic German: g- or ge- (euphonic)\nBavarian: g-\nGerman: ge-\nLuxembourgish: ge-\nVilamovian: gy-\nYiddish: גע־ (ge-)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
            "2": "g-",
            "qq": "non-productive"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Norse: g- (non-productive)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Norse: g- (non-productive)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
            "2": "gnógr",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Old Norse: gnógr",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Old Norse: gnógr, glíkr, greiðr, greiða, granni"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "got",
            "2": "𐌲𐌰-"
          },
          "expansion": "Gothic: 𐌲𐌰- (ga-)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gothic: 𐌲𐌰- (ga-)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xvn",
            "2": "*ga-"
          },
          "expansion": "Vandalic: *ga-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Vandalic: *ga-"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱóm",
        "t": "with, near, by, along"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with, near, by, along”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "co-"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin co-",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with, near, by, along”). Cognate with Latin co-, con-, prefix forms of cum (“with”). The irregular change from expected **ha- to *ga- is probably due to the unstressed nature of this prefix.",
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ga-",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates association or togetherness; co-."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "co-",
          "co-"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates completeness or wholeness. In verbs, also indicates perfectivity (a finished action)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gą-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ga-"
}

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