Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ganuganą ‎(“to be permitted, be enough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- ‎(“to reach, attain”).

Cognate with Old Frisian nōgia ‎(“to be enough”), Old Saxon ginuht from the unrecorded verb *ginugan, Old High German ginuogen ‎(“to suffice”), Old Norse nógja ‎(“to suffice”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 ‎(ganohjan, “to be content”), Old English ġenēah ‎(“sufficiency, abundance”).