Where does “genauso gut” come from?
genauso gut (German) comes from German genauso, from German genau, from Middle High German genoue, from Middle High German ge-, from Old High German ga-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
genauso gut (German): as well
Definitions
- as well
Ancestry of “genauso gut”, step by step
genauso gut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German genauso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | genauso | just as, just the same |
| 2 | German | genau | exact; just, exactly |
| 3 | Middle High German | genoue | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | ge- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ga- | with |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via German Gut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gut | commodity, property, possession, good; a large... |
| 2 | Middle High German | guot | good |
| 3 | Old High German | guot | good |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |