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Where does “ganz” come from?

ganz (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic gant, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

ganz (Old High German): whole, entire, sound, complete; whole, sound,...

Definitions

  1. whole, entire, sound, complete; whole, sound,...

Ancestry of “ganz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgantwhole, healthy; all, complete
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “ganz”

  • ganzjährig
  • Nahrungsergänzung
  • Ergänzung
  • ergänzen
  • ganzseitig
  • Ergänzungssatz
  • ganztägig
  • Lebensmittelergänzung
  • ganzzahlig
  • ganz
  • ganc
  • gands
  • gants
  • gansch
  • ganz
  • גאַנץ
  • ganza
  • geng
  • ganc
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