Where does “gånz” come from?

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

gånz (Bavarian): entire, whole, complete (always stressed)

Definitions

  1. entire, whole, complete (always stressed)

Ancestry of “gånz”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gant →