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Where does “hneggja” come from?

hneggja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hneggja, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną.

hneggja (Icelandic): to neigh, whinny

Definitions

  1. to neigh, whinny

Ancestry of “hneggja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehneggja—
2Proto-Germanic*hnajjaną—

Words derived from “hneggja”

  • hnegg
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną →