Where does “gnide” come from?

gnide (Danish) comes from Old Swedish gnidha, from Old Norse gniða, from Proto-Germanic gnīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneydʰ- — to rub.

gnide (Danish): rub; chafe

Definitions

  1. rub; chafe

Ancestry of “gnide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgnidha—
2Old Norsegniðato rub, to scrub
3Proto-Germanicgnīdanąto rub, to grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰneydʰ-to rub

Words derived from “gnide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnīdaną →Every word from Old Norse gniða →