Where does “fullnæging” come from?
fullnæging (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nægja, from Old Norse nœgja, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgijaną, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
fullnæging (Icelandic): satisfaction, gratification
Definitions
- satisfaction, gratification
Ancestry of “fullnæging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | nægja | to suffice, be enough; what was needed, enough to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | nœgja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *ganōgijaną | to satisfy, to suffice, to satiate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ganōgaz | enough, sufficient |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂nóḱe | to have reached, to be at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |