Where does “Genosse” come from?

Genosse (German) comes from Old High German ginozo, from Old High German ginōz, from Proto-West Germanic *ganaut, from Proto-Germanic ganautaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Genosse (German): partner in something, mate; comrade, fellow...

Definitions

  1. partner in something, mate; comrade, fellow...

Ancestry of “Genosse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanginozocomrade
2Old High Germanginōzcomrade
3Proto-West Germanic*ganaut
4Proto-Germanicganautazassociate, companion, comrade; follower
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
10Old High Germankuti
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “Genosse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-