Proto-Indo-European
*ǵenh₁-
‘to produce’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.
152 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-, most familiar first.
- general ← generālis ← genus ← *genos ← *ǵénh₁os
- kind ← kynde ← cynd ← *kundi ← *kinþiz
- king ← cening ← *kuning ← *kuningaz ← *kunją
- nature ← nātūral ← nāscor ← *gnāskōr ← *ǵn̥h₁-sḱé-ti
- german ← germain ← germānus ← germen ← *genamen
- nation ← nacioun ← nacion ← nātiōnem ← nātiō
- engine ← engyn ← ingenium ← gignō ← *gignō
- generation ← generacioun ← generacion ← generātiō ← generō
- native ← natif ← natif ← nātīvus ← īvus
- kingdom ← cyningdōm ← *kuningadōm ← *kuningadōmaz ← *kuningaz
- gender ← gendre ← gendre ← genus ← *genos
- pregnant ← preignant ← preignant ← praegnāns ← nāscor
More words from *ǵenh₁-
- engineer
- genuine
- gene
- genetic
- genius
- oxygen
- generate
- ken
- generous
- genre
- gentle
- indigenous
- generic
- genuinely
- kindness
- hydrogen
- genocide
- transgender
- genesis
- genetics
- nationalism
- naive
- genus
- kin
- noel
- generosity
- regeneration
- innate
- genital
- natal
- genealogy
- ingenious
- degenerate
- kinder
- nee
- germ
- nativity
- regenerate
- nada
- degeneration
- genitalia
- nascent
- gentile
- janata
- gens
- germination
- puny
- glycogen
- generative
- genial
- genteel
- engender
- germinate
- cognate
- gingerly
- genitive
- jaunty
- biogenesis
- hydrogenation
- germane
- germinal
- azadi
- nomen
- renate
- estrogenic
- naturism
- neonate
- nevus
- puisne
- genin
- abiogenesis
- alkoxy
- genio
- diagenesis
- steroidogenic
- jackanapes
- germen
- dysgenic
- knez
- naturality
- germinative
- agennesis
- alkin
- amphigenous
- cognatus
- cognation
- creologenic
- cyning
- degenerous
- digoneutic
- enation
- enate
- enascent
- engenho
- epigone
- extrageneous
- genitor
- generatrix
- geniture
- gentilic
- generant
- genitrix
- gemmule
- generalia
- genty
- generification
- geneagenesis
- gentrice
- genticide
- gentilicious
- gignomenon
- gneeve
- gonimium
- ingenerate
- ingeny
- internatal
- jaiphul
- kingless
- kingric
- kinchin
- monogoneutic
- nascence
- nascency
- natalitial
- nanchon
- naeve
- neif
- nief
- palingeneses
- palingenesia
- polygoneutic
- protogine
- primigenial
- protogenos
- renascible
- saccharogenic
- saccharogen
- sensigenous
- thyrogenic
- trigoneutic
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-