Where does “genug” come from?
genug (German) comes from Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
genug (German): enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount...
Definitions
- enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount...
Ancestry of “genug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | genuoc | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ginuog | enough |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *ganōg | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ganōgaz | enough, sufficient |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂nóḱe | to have reached, to be at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
Words derived from “genug”