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

  1. enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount...

Ancestry of “genug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangenuoc—
2Old High Germanginuogenough
3Proto-West Germanic*ganōg—
4Proto-Germanicganōgazenough, sufficient
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂nóḱeto have reached, to be at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “genug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz →