Where does “gnidning” come from?

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

gnidning (Danish): friction, rub

Definitions

  1. friction, rub

Ancestry of “gnidning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgniderub; chafe
2Old Swedishgnidha—
3Old Norsegniðato rub, to scrub
4Proto-Germanicgnīdanąto rub, to grind
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰneydʰ-to rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnīdaną →Every word from Old Norse gniða →