Where does “gatënk” come from?

gatënk (Kashubian) comes from German Gattung, from Middle High German gatunge, from Middle High German gaten — to come together, to fit.

gatënk (Kashubian): type, kind, sort; genre; species

Definitions

  1. type, kind, sort; genre; species

Ancestry of “gatënk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGattunggenus; voice, gender; genre
2Middle High Germangatunge—
3Middle High Germangatento come together, to fit
Every word from Middle High German gaten →Every word from Middle High German gatunge →Every word from German Gattung →