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Where does “gentherapie” come from?

gentherapie (Dutch) comes from Dutch gen, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gentherapie (Dutch): gene therapy

Definitions

  1. gene therapy

Ancestry of “gentherapie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgengene
2Germangēn—
3Middle High Germangēn—
4Old High Germangēn—
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →