Where does “geng” come from?

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

geng (Alemannic German): always

Definitions

  1. always

Ancestry of “geng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanganz—
2Old High Germanganzwhole, entire, sound, complete; whole, sound,...
3Proto-West Germanicgantwhole, healthy; all, complete
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gant →