Where does “geonklo” come from?
geonklo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ge-, from German ge-, from Middle High German ge-, from Old High German ga-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
geonklo (Esperanto): aunt or uncle
Ancestry of “geonklo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | ge- | both sexes; of any sex |
| 2 | German | ge- | Forms collective nouns, almost always neuter... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ge- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ga- | with |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | — |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |