Where does “gengur” come from?

gengur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gengr, from Proto-Germanic gangiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gengur (Icelandic): passable; ambulant, able to walk

Definitions

  1. passable; ambulant, able to walk

Ancestry of “gengur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegengrable to walk; fit to walk on; second/third-person...
2Proto-Germanicgangizpassable, going, able to go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “gengur

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic gangizEvery word from Old Norse gengr