Where does “gnawen” come from?
gnawen (Middle English) comes from Old English gnagan, from Proto-West Germanic gnagan, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.
gnawen (Middle English): To gnaw; to continually bite or chew; To eat or...
Definitions
- To gnaw; to continually bite or chew; To eat or...
Ancestry of “gnawen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | gnagan | to gnaw |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gnagan | to gnaw |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gnaganą | to gnaw |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰnēgʰ- | to gnaw, scratch |
Words derived from “gnawen”