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Where does “genade” come from?

genade (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch genâde, from Old Dutch ginātha, from Old Dutch gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.

genade (Dutch): mercy; grace Free and undeserved favour,...

Definitions

  1. mercy; grace Free and undeserved favour,...

Ancestry of “genade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgenâde—
2Old Dutchginātha—
3Old Dutchgī—
4Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
5Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHs—

Words derived from “genade”

  • genadig
  • ongenadig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →