Where does “gen” come from?

gen (Danish) comes from Danish bruge, from Middle Low German brūken, from Old Saxon brūkan, from Proto-West Germanic brūkan, from Proto-Germanic brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

gen (Danish): gene; imperative of genne

Definitions

  1. gene; imperative of genne

Ancestry of “gen”, step by step

gen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bruge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishbrugeTo use
2Middle Low Germanbrūkento use, utilise, to make use of either an object or a right
3Old Saxonbrūkanto enjoy, to make use of
4Proto-West Germanicbrūkanto use, to employ; to consume
5Proto-Germanicbrūkanąto make use of, employ, use, consume
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

via German gēn

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

Words derived from “gen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brūkan →