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Where does “gnaisten” come from?

gnaisten (Middle English) comes from Old English gnǣstan, from Proto-Germanic gnaistijaną, from Proto-Germanic gnīstijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ghneidh-.

Ancestry of “gnaisten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgnǣstan—
2Proto-Germanicgnaistijaną—
3Proto-Germanicgnīstijanąto grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanghneidh-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghneidh- →