Where does “gennemstegt” come from?

gennemstegt (Danish) comes from Danish gennem, from Old Norse gegnum, from Old Norse gegn, from Proto-Germanic gagin — towards, in the direction of; against.

gennemstegt (Danish): cooked through, cooked all the way through; well done

Definitions

  1. cooked through, cooked all the way through; well done

Ancestry of “gennemstegt”, step by step

gennemstegt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gennem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgennemthrough; through, during; by means of, through,...
2Old Norsegegnumthrough
3Old Norsegegnstraight, direct; fit, serviceable; direct,...
4Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against

via Danish stegt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstegt
Every word from Proto-Germanic gaginEvery word from Old Norse gegnEvery word from Old Norse gegnum