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Where does “nash” come from?

nash (English) comes from English gnash, from Middle English gnasten, from Old English gnǣstan, from Proto-Germanic gnaistijaną, from Proto-Germanic gnīstijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ghneidh-.

nash (English): firm; stiff; hard; chilly; to hurry; run; get...

Definitions

  1. firm; stiff; hard; chilly; to hurry; run; get...

Ancestry of “nash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgnashTo grind in pain or in anger; To grind between...
2Middle Englishgnastento gnash the teeth
3Old Englishgnǣstan—
4Proto-Germanicgnaistijaną—
5Proto-Germanicgnīstijanąto grind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanghneidh-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghneidh- →