Where does “jenön” come from?

jenön (Volapük) comes from German geschehen, from Middle High German geschehen, from Old High German giskehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

jenön (Volapük): to happen, to occur

Definitions

  1. to happen, to occur

Ancestry of “jenön”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeschehento occur; to happen
2Middle High Germangeschehento happen, rush
3Old High Germangiskehanto happen
4Proto-West Germanic*skehanto move quickly
5Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skehan →
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