Where does “enough” come from?
Enough comes from Middle English ynogh, from Old English ġenōg, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, formed with the prefix ga- and a root from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
enough (English): Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or...
Definitions
- Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or...
Ancestry of “enough”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ynogh | enough |
| 2 | Old English | ġenōg | enough |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *ganōg | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ganōgaz | enough, sufficient |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂nóḱe | to have reached, to be at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
Words derived from “enough”