Where does “gena” come from?

gena (Swedish) comes from Swedish gen, 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.

gena (Swedish): to take a short cut

Definitions

  1. to take a short cut

Ancestry of “gena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgengain; short, direct; gene
2Germangēn—
3Middle High Germangēn—
4Old High Germangēn—
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “gena”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →
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