Where does “geny” come from?
geny (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic gėnjed, from Proto-Celtic ganyetor, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yétor, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “geny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | gėnjed | to be born |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ganyetor | to be born |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yétor | to be born, begotten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |