Where does “ġenēat” come from?
ġenēat (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *ganaut, from Proto-Germanic ganautaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
ġenēat (Old English): companion, follower, follower in battle;...
Definitions
- companion, follower, follower in battle;...
Ancestry of “ġenēat”, step by step
ġenēat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *ganaut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *ganaut | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ganautaz | associate, companion, comrade; follower |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Old English ġē
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġē | ye |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Old English nēat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | nēat | cattle, property; animal, beast, ox, cow, cattle |