געניסן

Yiddish

verb

Definitions

enjoy to receive pleasure or satisfaction from something
benefit (from)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German geniezen inherited from Old High German giniozan inherited from *ganeutan 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

*ganeutaną Proto-Germanic
giniozan Old High German
geniezen Middle High German
genéissen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
*ganeutan gmw-pro
*giniotan Old Dutch
giniotan Old Saxon