Where does “genesen” come from?

genesen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ginesan, from Proto-Germanic ganesaną, from Proto-Germanic nesaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

Ancestry of “genesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanginesanto survive, to recover, to heal, to get away, to be saved
2Proto-Germanicganesanąto heal
3Proto-Germanicnesanąto survive, recover, heal
4Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

Words derived from “genesen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nesaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganesaną →