Where does “ġenōg” come from?

ġenōg (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

ġenōg (Old English): enough

Definitions

  1. enough

Ancestry of “ġenōg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ġenōg”

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