Where does “Genesung” come from?

Genesung (German) comes from German genesen, from Middle High German genesen, from Old High German ginesan, from Proto-Germanic ganesaną, from Proto-Germanic nesaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

Genesung (German): recovery

Definitions

  1. recovery

Ancestry of “Genesung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangenesento recover; to recuperate
2Middle High Germangenesen—
3Old High Germanginesanto survive, to recover, to heal, to get away, to be saved
4Proto-Germanicganesanąto heal
5Proto-Germanicnesanąto survive, recover, heal
6Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →