Where does “geen” come from?

geen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gene, from Old Dutch gēn, from Proto-West Germanic *jain, from Proto-Germanic jainaz, from Proto-Indo-European i- — that; he; a pronomial stem.

geen (Dutch): no, not a, not an, not any; none; yonder, far

Definitions

  1. no, not a, not an, not any; none; yonder, far

Ancestry of “geen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgenethat over there, yonder
2Old Dutchgēn—
3Proto-West Germanic*jain—
4Proto-Germanicjainazthat over there, yon
5Proto-Indo-Europeani-that; he; a pronomial stem

Words derived from “geen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European i- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *jain →