Where does “gengive” come from?

gengive (Danish) comes from Danish gen, 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.

gengive (Danish): to reproduce, depict, render

Definitions

  1. to reproduce, depict, render

Ancestry of “gengive”, step by step

gengive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgengene; imperative of genne
2DanishbrugeTo use
3Middle Low Germanbrūkento use, utilise, to make use of either an object or a right
4Old Saxonbrūkanto enjoy, to make use of
5Proto-West Germanicbrūkanto use, to employ; to consume
6Proto-Germanicbrūkanąto make use of, employ, use, consume
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

via Danish give

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgiveto give
2Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
3Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “gengive”

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