Where does “gënnen” come from?

gënnen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German günnen, from Old High German giunnan, from Proto-Germanic gaunnaną, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

gënnen (Luxembourgish): to grant, to allow

Definitions

  1. to grant, to allow

Ancestry of “gënnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangünnento grant
2Old High Germangiunnan—
3Proto-Germanicgaunnaną—
4Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaunnaną →