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Where does “genugan” come from?

genugan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ganuganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

genugan (Old English): to be sufficient, be enough, suffice; to not lack

Definitions

  1. to be sufficient, be enough, suffice; to not lack

Ancestry of “genugan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicganuganąto suffice, to be enough/sufficient
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
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