Where does “ģermāniete” come from?

ģermāniete (Latvian) comes from Latvian ģermānis, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ģermāniete (Latvian): German woman; a female member of one of the...

Definitions

  1. German woman; a female member of one of the...

Ancestry of “ģermāniete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianģermānisGerman; a member of one of the ancient Germanic...
2LatinGermānus—
3Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
4Proto-Italicgenamen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic genamen →