Where does “gny” come from?

gny (Danish) comes from Old Norse gnýr, from Danish gnu, from German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Nama !nu:.

gny (Danish): noise, din, racket

Definitions

  1. noise, din, racket

Ancestry of “gny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegnýrclash, din; rumble", "roar", possibly referring...
2Danishgnugnu, wildebeest
3GermanGnugnu
4Afrikaansghnoe
5Nama!nu:
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