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Where does “germanie” come from?

germanie (Middle English) comes from Old French Germanie, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, 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.

Ancestry of “germanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchGermanie—
2LatinGermānia—
3LatinGermānī—
4LatinGermānus—
5Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
6Proto-Italicgenamen—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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