Where does “gesin” come from?
gesin (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch gezin, from Middle Dutch ghesinde, from Proto-Germanic gasinþiją, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
gesin (Afrikaans): family
Ancestry of “gesin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gezin | immediate family or nuclear family |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ghesinde | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gasinþiją | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |