Where does “gonnen” come from?

gonnen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gonnen, from Proto-Germanic gaunnaną, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

gonnen (Middle Dutch): to allow; to grant, to allow to have, to be eager...

Definitions

  1. to allow; to grant, to allow to have, to be eager...

Ancestry of “gonnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgonnen—
2Proto-Germanicgaunnaną—
3Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaunnaną →