Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “ginēn” come from?

ginēn (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic ganōną.

ginēn (Old High German): to be wide open

Definitions

  1. to be wide open

Ancestry of “ginēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicganōną—

Words derived from “ginēn”

  • gähnen
  • gaonn
Every word from Proto-Germanic ganōną →