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