Where does “gnidden” come from?

gnidden (Middle English) comes from Middle English gniden, from Old English gnīdan, from Proto-Germanic gnīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneydʰ- — to rub.

Ancestry of “gnidden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgnidento gnide
2Old Englishgnīdanto rub, grind together, crumble
3Proto-Germanicgnīdanąto rub, to grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰneydʰ-to rub

Words derived from “gnidden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnīdaną →Every word from Old English gnīdan →