Where does “jenare” come from?
jenare (Romanian) comes from Romanian jenă, from French gène, from Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir, from Frankish jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti — to utter.
jenare (Romanian): embarrassment
Definitions
- embarrassment
Ancestry of “jenare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | jenă | embarrassment (state of discomfort); uneasiness |
| 2 | French | gène | gene |
| 3 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 4 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 5 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 6 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |