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

Definitions

  1. enough

Ancestry of “ynogh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġenōgenough
2Proto-West Germanic*ganōg—
3Proto-Germanicganōgazenough, sufficient
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₂nóḱeto have reached, to be at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “ynogh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz →