Where does “gnawynge” come from?

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

gnawynge (Middle English): Gnawing; avid chewing or consuming; A severe pain...

Definitions

  1. Gnawing; avid chewing or consuming; A severe pain...

Ancestry of “gnawynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgnawenTo gnaw; to continually bite or chew; To eat or...
2Old Englishgnaganto gnaw
3Proto-West Germanicgnaganto gnaw
4Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch

Words derived from “gnawynge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gnagan →
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