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Where does “ganza” come from?

ganza (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German ganz, from Proto-West Germanic gant, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

ganza (Alemannic German): always

Definitions

  1. always

Ancestry of “ganza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanganzwhole, entire, sound, complete; whole, sound,...
2Proto-West Germanicgantwhole, healthy; all, complete
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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