Where does “Vergnügen” come from?
Vergnügen (German) comes from German genug, from Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
Vergnügen (German): joy; pleasure
Definitions
- joy; pleasure
Ancestry of “Vergnügen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | genug | enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount... |
| 2 | Middle High German | genuoc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ginuog | enough |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ganōg | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ganōgaz | enough, sufficient |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂nóḱe | to have reached, to be at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |