Where does “gnaȝen” come from?

gnaȝen (Middle English) comes from Old English gnagan, from Proto-West Germanic gnagan, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.

gnaȝen (Middle English): Alternative form of gnawen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gnawen

Ancestry of “gnaȝen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgnaganto gnaw
2Proto-West Germanicgnaganto gnaw
3Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gnagan →