«to earn, to win» en siete lenguas
Significadoto earn, to win
Español
/gaˈnaɾ/
otro origen · probably Gothic *ganan 'to covet', crossed with the *waidanjan family
Francés
/gaɲe/
patrimonial
Italiano
/gwadaɲˈɲare/
patrimonial
To win a game is vincere; guadagnare is to earn or gain.
Portugués
/ɡɐˈɲah/
otro origen · probably Gothic *ganan 'to covet', crossed with the *waidanjan family
Rumano
/kɨʃtiˈɡa/
otro origen · Latin CASTĪGĀRE 'to chastise, correct'
Catalán
/ɡwəˈɲa/
patrimonial
The gu- keeps the Germanic w-, as Italian guadagnare does.
Inglés
/ɝn/
inglés patrimonial · Old English earnian
Borrowed 'gain' (Old French gaaignier) is the shared word.
El antepasado
Frankish *waidanjan‘to graze, to hunt for food’
Las seis hermanas descienden de él, salvo que se indique lo contrario abajo.
La historia
Earning began as foraging: a Germanic verb for finding pasture or game. Italian still shows the w as gu- (guadagnare); French reduced it to plain g-. Spanish ganar is probably from a different Germanic verb that merged with it.
Leyes fonéticas en acción
Apréndela
En una frase
- esGana poco.
- frIl gagne peu.
- itGuadagna poco.
- ptEle ganha pouco.
- roCâștigă puțin.
- caGuanya poc.
- enHe earns little.