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Where does “geneat” come from?

geneat (English) comes from Old English ġenēat, from Proto-West Germanic *ganaut, from Proto-Germanic ganautaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

geneat (English): A retainer; vassal; one who holds lands of a...

Definitions

  1. A retainer; vassal; one who holds lands of a...

Ancestry of “geneat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġenēatcompanion, follower, follower in battle;...
2Proto-West Germanic*ganaut—
3Proto-Germanicganautazassociate, companion, comrade; follower
4Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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