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Where does “gengr” come from?

gengr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gangiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gengr (Old Norse): able to walk; fit to walk on; second/third-person...

Definitions

  1. able to walk; fit to walk on; second/third-person...

Ancestry of “gengr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgangizpassable, going, able to go
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “gengr”

  • jengiytyä
  • huumejengi
  • jengiläinen
  • jengi
  • jengitappelu
  • gäng
  • skipgengur
  • gengur
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