Where does “gunnen” come from?

gunnen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gunnen, from Old Dutch giunnan, from Proto-Germanic gaunnaną, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

gunnen (Dutch): to think someone deserves something, to witness...

Definitions

  1. to think someone deserves something, to witness...

Ancestry of “gunnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgunnen—
2Old Dutchgiunnan—
3Proto-Germanicgaunnaną—
4Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

Words derived from “gunnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaunnaną →