Where does “gén” come from?

gén (Hungarian) comes from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gén (Hungarian): gene

Definitions

  1. gene

Ancestry of “gén”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangēn—
2Middle High Germangēn—
3Old High Germangēn—
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “gén”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →