English
Gens
Gens comes from German Gen ‘gene’, from Ancient Greek γενεά ‘generation, descent’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁os‘race, lineage’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁eseh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*genehā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγενεά‘generation, descent’
- Germanc. 1650–presentGenas Gens‘gene’
- EnglishtodayGens
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁os‘race, lineage’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁eseh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*genehā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγενεά‘generation, descent’
- Germanc. 1650–presentGenas Gens‘gene’
- EnglishtodayGens
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
kind, king, nature, nation, native, german, pregnant, engine, genuine, genetic, indigenous, naive, genius, ken, kin, noel, gentle, innate, natal, transgender, genesis, regeneration, nee, nativity, nada, naïve, janata, degenerate, genital, ingenious, nascent, germ, puny, degeneration, regenerate, cognate, jaunty, gentile, gingerly, azadi, 98 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os ‘race, lineage’
general, generation, gender, generate, generous, genuinely, oxygen, generic, hydrogen, genre, genocide, generosity, genus, generative, glycogen, estrogenic, 24 more
through Proto-Hellenic *genehā́
through Ancient Greek γενεά ‘generation, descent’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / Gens