Where does “Genmais” come from?

Genmais (German) comes from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Genmais (German): genetically manipulated maize/corn plants

Definitions

  1. genetically manipulated maize/corn plants

Ancestry of “Genmais”, step by step

Genmais traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangēn—
2Middle High Germangēn—
3Old High Germangēn—
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via German Mais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaismaize; corn; genitive singular of Mai
2Russianмаи́сmaize, corn
3Spanishmaízcorn, maize
4Taínomahís—
5Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →