Where does “gen” come from?

gen (Swedish) comes 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.

gen (Swedish): gain; short, direct; gene

Definitions

  1. gain; short, direct; gene

Ancestry of “gen”, step by step

gen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangēn—
2Middle High Germangēn—
3Old High Germangēn—
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Old Swedish gen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgen—
2Old Norsegegnstraight, direct; fit, serviceable; direct,...

Words derived from “gen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →