Where does “unna” come from?
unna (Faroese) comes from Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.
unna (Faroese): <br>; to grant, allow
Ancestry of “unna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | unna | to grant, bestow; to love; to love one another |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |