Roots/*ǵenh₁-s-ǵenh₁-s-“race, stock, clan”Widely acceptedkinshipsocialbiologySource of Latin genus, gens, English genus, gentle, general, genreExtended birth root for stock/clan, yielding Latin genus/gens and English general, gentle, genre.Related Rootsbʰag-“to distribute, allot, share”bʰardʰeh₂“beard, facial hair”bʰeh₂-g-₂“to eat, consume (LIV)”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”related entrySee also: genh1-s- etymology