Where does “kéngen” come from?

kéngen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German kīnen, from Old High German kīnan, from Proto-Germanic kīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

kéngen (Luxembourgish): to sprout, to germinate

Definitions

  1. to sprout, to germinate

Ancestry of “kéngen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankīnento sprout
2Old High Germankīnan—
3Proto-Germanickīnanąto split open, sprout, germinate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-n-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey-n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīnaną →