Where does “Proto-Germaans” come from?
Proto-Germaans (Dutch) comes from Dutch Germaans, from Dutch Germaan, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Proto-Germaans (Dutch): Proto-Germanic
Definitions
- Proto-Germanic
Ancestry of “Proto-Germaans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Germaans | Germanic |
| 2 | Dutch | Germaan | A person from the old Germanic people; a German |
| 3 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 4 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |