Where does “gönnen” come from?

gönnen (German) comes from Middle High German günnen, from Old High German giunnan, from Proto-Germanic gaunnaną, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

gönnen (German): to bestow, to indulge (someone's wishes), to treat to, to spoil

Definitions

  1. to bestow, to indulge (someone's wishes), to treat to, to spoil

Ancestry of “gönnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangünnento grant
2Old High Germangiunnan—
3Proto-Germanicgaunnaną—
4Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

Words derived from “gönnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaunnaną →