gen
Meaning
in the direction; to; towards (a place or time)
Translations
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡeːn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German gēn, gein, from gegen with elision of intervocalic -g- (compare Getreide, Maid). Doublet of gegen (“against”). Cognate with Yiddish קיין (keyn).
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