Where does “generich” come from?

generich (English) comes from English Rich, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic Rīkaharduz, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

generich (English): Having a higher than normal concentration of...

Definitions

  1. Having a higher than normal concentration of...

Ancestry of “generich”, step by step

generich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Rich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRichhaving a lot of money and possessions
2EnglishRichardA turd
3Middle EnglishRycharde
4Old FrenchRichard
5Medieval LatinRichardus
6FrankishRīkahard
7Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English gene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeneA theoretical unit of heredity of living...
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 h₃reǵ-