genau
German (Berlin)
/ɡəˈnaʊ̯/
adj
Definitions
- exact
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German genoue inherited from Old High German *hnouw (close, narrow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hnawwaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Genauigkeit German
- Haar German
- Sekunde German
- Ungenauigkeit German
- genauso German
- genauso gut German
- haargenau German
- sekundengenau German
- so German
- nauw Dutch, Flemish
- nauwelijks Dutch, Flemish
- nauwen Dutch, Flemish
- nauwkeurig Dutch, Flemish
- *hnawwaz Proto-Germanic
- hneaw Old English
- hnøggr Old Norse
- nauwe Middle Dutch
- *hnouw Old High German
- nou Afrikaans
- genoue Middle High German
- גענאָו Yiddish
- nauw Old Dutch
- nigla Norwegian