Where does “genuch” come from?
genuch (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
genuch (Luxembourgish): enough
Definitions
- enough
Ancestry of “genuch”, step by step
genuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German ginuog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | ginuog | enough |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *ganōg | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ganōgaz | enough, sufficient |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂nóḱe | to have reached, to be at |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via Old Dutch ginuog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | ginuog | — |