gauw
Betekenis (English)
- quickly
- soon
Synonyms
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ɣɑu̯/
Etymology (English)
In summary
From Middle Dutch gouwe, gauwe (“quick, fast, hasty”), alteration of gâ, from Old Dutch gā, from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwaz (“sudden, quick”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Low German gau (“quick, fast”), German jäh (“sudden, abrupt”). More at gay.
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