קעגן
'against'

ETYMOLOGY

EY variants with initial [k] seem to be influenced by East Central German. WY variants with initial [g] seem influenced by other German dialects (e.g.,Upper German, East Franconian, West Central German).

{Beider 2015: 99.}
I. Proto-Yiddish ✱gɛːgən; Proto-EY ✱kɛːgn; from MHG gegen; cf. NHG gegen.
Protovowel E5.
II. MHG gegen, gein, gên; from OHG gagan, kagan, gagin (later with umlaut).
{DW¹ 5:2194. Pfeiffer EWD "gegen".}
III. ON gagn-; í gegn; OE ongegn; English again;

WESTERN

Oyberland (West Transcarpathian)

kēgn̥ {WTCP, SOUTH-CENTRAL HUNGARY, Garvin 1965: 102}

CENTRAL

HASIDIC

AMERICA

ˈkejgŋ̩

ISRAEL

yede kind ot dertseylt kegn alemen vos zi hot getohn יעדע קינד האָט דערציילט קעגן אַלעמען וואָס זי האָט געטאָן 'every child told in front of everyone what she did' (קעגן meaning 'in front of' {Assouline 2014a: 53}