Where does “nag” come from?
nag (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.
nag (German): singular imperative of nagen; first-person...
Definitions
- singular imperative of nagen; first-person...
Ancestry of “nag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | nagen | to gnaw |
| 2 | Middle High German | nagen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | nagan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gnagan | to gnaw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gnaganą | to gnaw |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰnēgʰ- | to gnaw, scratch |