genieten

Middle Dutch

verb

Definitions

to eat, to consume
to withstand, to endure
to profit from, to enjoy the benefit of

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *giniotan inherited from Proto-Germanic *ganeutaną (look forward, enjoy, apprehend) affix from Middle Dutch nieten.

Origin

Middle Dutch

nieten

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

genieten Dutch, Flemish
levensgenieter Dutch, Flemish
nieten Dutch, Flemish
*ganeutaną Proto-Germanic
nieten Middle Dutch
giniozan Old High German
*ganeutan gmw-pro
*giniotan Old Dutch
nietan Old Dutch
giniotan Old Saxon

nieten