Where does “genge” come from?

genge (Old English) comes from Old Norse gengi, from Proto-Germanic gangiją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

genge (Old English): a troop, privy, company, retinue

Definitions

  1. a troop, privy, company, retinue

Ancestry of “genge”, step by step

genge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse gengi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegengiluck, success; help, support; weak masculine...
2Proto-Germanicgangijąpace; walk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Proto-West Germanic *gangī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*gangīpassable
2Proto-Germanicgangizpassable, going, able to go

Words derived from “genge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gangiją →Every word from Old Norse gengi →