An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/ge-

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry ge-.

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2632241An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — ge-John Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

ge-, a proclitic prefix, from Middle High German ge-, Old High German gi, ga- (an accented prefix ga- in noun compounds is very rare in Old High German and Middle High German); the primary idea is ‘collectivity, completeness’; compare Gothic ga-, Anglo-Saxon ge- (in English i only in handiwork, handicraft, Anglo-Saxon hondgeweorc, hondgecrœft; compare also English enough, from Anglo-Saxon genôh, under genug). The prefix is probably allied to Latin con-; cum; compare gehen, glauben, gleich, Glied, &c.