Where does “jenooch” come from?

jenooch (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

jenooch (Central Franconian): enough

Definitions

  1. enough

Ancestry of “jenooch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanginuogenough
2Proto-West Germanic*ganōg—
3Proto-Germanicganōgazenough, sufficient
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂nóḱeto have reached, to be at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz →