Where does “paleogen” come from?

paleogen (Romanian) comes from English Paleogene, from English gene, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

paleogen (Romanian): paleogene

Definitions

  1. paleogene

Ancestry of “paleogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPaleogeneOf a geologic period within the Cenozoic era;...
2EnglishgeneA theoretical unit of heredity of living...
3Germangēn—
4Middle High Germangēn—
5Old High Germangēn—
6Proto-West Germanicgānto go
7Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →