Where does “гатунак” come from?

гатунак (Belarusian) comes from Polish gatunek, from German Gattung, from Middle High German gatunge, from Middle High German gaten — to come together, to fit.

гатунак (Belarusian): kind, sort, class

Definitions

  1. kind, sort, class

Ancestry of “гатунак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgatunekspecies; genre, sort; breed
2GermanGattunggenus; voice, gender; genre
3Middle High Germangatunge—
4Middle High Germangatento come together, to fit
Every word from Middle High German gaten →Every word from Middle High German gatunge →Every word from German Gattung →