Where does “Ganzsache” come from?

Ganzsache (German) comes from German ganz, from Middle High German ganz, from Old High German ganz, from Proto-West Germanic gant, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Ganzsache (German): entire

Definitions

  1. entire

Ancestry of “Ganzsache”, step by step

Ganzsache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ganz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanganzentire; whole; complete; all; whole; intact
2Middle High Germanganz—
3Old High Germanganzwhole, entire, sound, complete; whole, sound,...
4Proto-West Germanicgantwhole, healthy; all, complete
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via German sache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansachematter, affair, case, question, issue
2Middle High Germansache—
3Old High Germansahha—
4Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
5Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gant →