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
- passable; ambulant, able to walk
Ancestry of “gengur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gengr | able to walk; fit to walk on; second/third-person... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gangiz | passable, going, able to go |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
Words derived from “gengur”