1. Etymology of the English word german
the English word german
Usage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word german
derived from the English word
germanderived from the Old French word
germainderived from the Latin word
germanus (frater germanus; own brother; full brother; own, full)
derived from the Latin word
germen (bud, germ; sprout, bud; shoot)
derived from the Latin word
gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Usage
Word found in Modern English
