Where does “German” come from?

German (Swedish) comes from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

German (Swedish): A German, a member of the Germanic ethnic and linguistic group who lived in southern Scandinavia and northern Germany

Definitions

  1. A German, a member of the Germanic ethnic and linguistic group who lived in southern Scandinavia and northern Germany

Ancestry of “German”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGermānus—
2Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
3Proto-Italicgenamen—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “German”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic genamen →