Where does “gegen” come from?

gegen (German) comes from Middle High German gegen, from Old High German gagan, from Proto-Germanic gagin — towards, in the direction of; against.

gegen (German): against

Definitions

  1. against

Ancestry of “gegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangegenagainst
2Old High Germangaganagainst
3Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against

Words derived from “gegen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gagin →