Where does “gänzlich” come from?

gänzlich (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-.

gänzlich (German): completely, totally, altogether

Definitions

  1. completely, totally, altogether

Ancestry of “gänzlich”, step by step

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gant →
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