Where does “ganz” come from?

ganz (German) comes 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-.

ganz (German): entire; whole; complete; all; whole; intact

Definitions

  1. entire; whole; complete; all; whole; intact

Ancestry of “ganz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanganz—
2Old High Germanganzwhole, entire, sound, complete; whole, sound,...
3Proto-West Germanicgantwhole, healthy; all, complete
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “ganz”

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