Where does “cianogen” come from?

cianogen (Catalan) comes from Catalan gen, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

cianogen (Catalan): cyanogen

Definitions

  1. cyanogen

Ancestry of “cianogen”, step by step

cianogen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan gen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangengene
2Germangēn—
3Middle High Germangēn—
4Old High Germangēn—
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Catalan ciano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanciano—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →