Where does “knagen” come from?

knagen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cnagen, from Old Dutch gnagan, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.

knagen (Dutch): to gnaw

Definitions

  1. to gnaw

Ancestry of “knagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcnagento gnaw; to eat away
2Old Dutchgnagan—
3Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch

Words derived from “knagen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Old Dutch gnagan →
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