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Etymology

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From Proto-Athabaskan *ɢed (to stick, to poke), also found in a number of disparate meanings, including “to crawl, to go on all four” (giving the Navajo meaning “to buck”).

Related to Navajo god (knee).

Root

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-GEED

  1. to dig, to shovel; to stick, to jab

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
O + ∅ operative

S digs O

O + ł motion

S sticks O

di + ∅/ł ?

S jabs with fire

  2. to buck, to move bucking (a horse)

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l motion

S bucks

Stem set

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Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -gééd -geed -goł -goʼ -gééd
CONT -geed -geed -goł -goʼ -geed
DUR -god -geed -goł -goʼ -gééd

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

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to poke, to jab:

 
 
 

Derived terms

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Navajo terms belonging to the root -GEED (stick)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GEED (buck)