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

  1. Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or...

Ancestry of “enough”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishynoghenough
2Old Englishġenōgenough
3Proto-West Germanic*ganōg—
4Proto-Germanicganōgazenough, sufficient
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂nóḱeto have reached, to be at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “enough”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz →