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
Ancestry of “knagen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | cnagen | to gnaw; to eat away |
| 2 | Old Dutch | gnagan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gnaganą | to gnaw |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰnēgʰ- | to gnaw, scratch |
Words derived from “knagen”