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Where does “gėnjed” come from?

gėnjed (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic ganyetor, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yétor, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

gėnjed (Proto-Brythonic): to be born

Definitions

  1. to be born

Ancestry of “gėnjed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticganyetorto be born
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yétor—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “gėnjed”

  • geni
  • geny
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