Where does “gnaweth” come from?
gnaweth (English) comes from English gnaw, from Middle English gnawen, from Old English gnagan, from Proto-West Germanic gnagan, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.
gnaweth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “gnaweth”, step by step
gnaweth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gnaw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gnaw | To bite something persistently, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | gnawen | To gnaw; to continually bite or chew; To eat or... |
| 3 | Old English | gnagan | to gnaw |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gnagan | to gnaw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gnaganą | to gnaw |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰnēgʰ- | to gnaw, scratch |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |