Where does “Gönnung” come from?

Gönnung (German) comes from German gönnen, from Middle High German günnen, from Old High German giunnan, from Proto-Germanic gaunnaną, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

Gönnung (German): indulging

Definitions

  1. indulging

Ancestry of “Gönnung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangönnento bestow, to indulge (someone's wishes), to treat to, to spoil
2Middle High Germangünnento grant
3Old High Germangiunnan—
4Proto-Germanicgaunnaną—
5Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaunnaną →
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