Etymology of the English word gainsay
the English word
gainsayderived from the English word
againderived from the English word
sayderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sagjananderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sekĘ·-Date
The earliest known usage of gainsay in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
gainsaid,
gainsayingUsage
Word found in Modern English
