genéissen
Luxemburgeois
/ɡeˈnei̯sen/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to enjoy
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German geniezen inherited from Old High German giniozan inherited from Proto-Germanic *ganeutaną (look forward, enjoy, apprehend).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ganeutaną
Gloss
look forward, enjoy, apprehend
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Genießer German
- genießbar German
- genießen German
- nießen German
- genieten Dutch, Flemish
- levensgenieter Dutch, Flemish
- nieten Dutch, Flemish
- *ganeutaną Proto-Germanic
- genieten Middle Dutch
- giniozan Old High German
- geniezen Middle High German
- געניסן Yiddish
- *ganeutan gmw-pro
- *giniotan Old Dutch
- giniotan Old Saxon