Where does “benagen” come from?

benagen (German) comes from German nagen, from Middle High German nagen, from Old High German nagan, from Proto-West Germanic gnagan, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.

benagen (German): to gnaw at

Definitions

  1. to gnaw at

Ancestry of “benagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannagento gnaw
2Middle High Germannagento gnaw
3Old High Germannagan—
4Proto-West Germanicgnaganto gnaw
5Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gnagan →