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Where does “ungenießbar” come from?

ungenießbar (German) comes from German genießbar, from German genießen, from Middle High German geniezen, from Old High German giniozan, from Proto-West Germanic ganeutan, from Proto-Germanic ganeutaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ungenießbar (German): inedible, uneatable, undrinkable; unbearable,...

Definitions

  1. inedible, uneatable, undrinkable; unbearable,...

Ancestry of “ungenießbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangenießbarpalatable
2Germangenießento enjoy ; to relish; to savor; to have , to eat,...
3Middle High Germangeniezen—
4Old High Germanginiozan—
5Proto-West Germanicganeutanto enjoy; to seize, apprehend
6Proto-Germanicganeutanąto enjoy; to seize, apprehend
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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