Where does “ynogh” come from?
ynogh (Middle English) comes from Old English ġenōg, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
ynogh (Middle English): enough
Ancestry of “ynogh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġenōg | 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 |
Words derived from “ynogh”