Where does “gniden” come from?

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

gniden (Middle English): to gnide

Definitions

  1. to gnide

Ancestry of “gniden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gniden”

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