Where does “gene” come from?

gene (Italian) 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.

gene (Italian): gene; plural of gena

Definitions

  1. gene; plural of gena

Ancestry of “gene”, 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 “gene”

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