gain-
English
Alternative forms
- gane- (Scotland)
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old English geġn-, gēan- (“back, against, in return”, prefix), from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“towards, against”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian juun- (“counter-”), West Frisian tsjin- (“counter-”), Dutch tegen- (“counter-”), German gegen- (“against, toward, at”), Icelandic gagn- (“through”). More at again.
Prefix
gain-
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with gain-
- gainbite
- gaincome
- gaincope
- gaindo
- gaingiving
- gainsay
- gainstand
- gainstrive
- gaintwist
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