Where does “gem” come from?

gem (Volapük) comes from French Germain, 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.

gem (Volapük): sibling

Definitions

  1. sibling

Ancestry of “gem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchGermainGerman
2LatinGermānus—
3Latingermenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,...
4Proto-Italicgenamen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁mn̥offspring, seed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “gem”

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