Where does “cnagen” come from?
cnagen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gnagan, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.
cnagen (Middle Dutch): to gnaw; to eat away
Ancestry of “cnagen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | gnagan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gnaganą | to gnaw |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰnēgʰ- | to gnaw, scratch |
Words derived from “cnagen”