Roots/*ǵenH-ǵenH-“to beget, be born, clan”Widely acceptedbirthkinshipsocialSource of Latin gens, English kin, kind, king, gentle, generateRoot for birth/clan, yielding Latin gens and English kin, kind, king, gentle, generate, genre.Related Rootsbʰag-“to distribute, allot, share”bʰeh₂g-“to apportion, to share”bʰendʰ-“to bind, to tie”bʰendʰ-eyo-“to keep binding, obligating”bʰendʰ-mn̥-“a binding, bond, obligation”bʰerǵ-“to hide, to protect”bʰerǵʰ-“to hide, to protect, to fortify”bʰeydʰ-“to trust, to confide”related entrySee also: genH- origin