Where does “gnaven” come from?

gnaven (Danish) comes from Danish gnave, from Old Norse gnaga, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.

gnaven (Danish): grumpy

Definitions

  1. grumpy

Ancestry of “gnaven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgnaveto gnaw
2Old Norsegnagato gnaw
3Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch

Words derived from “gnaven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Old Norse gnaga →