Where does “nurnen” come from?

nurnen (Middle English) comes from Old English gnornan, from Old English -an, from Proto-Germanic -aną, from Proto-Indo-European -onom, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Ancestry of “nurnen”, step by step

nurnen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English gnornan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgnornan—
2Old English-anused to form the infinitive of most verbs
3Proto-Germanic-anąThe infinitive suffix of strong verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-onom—
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Old English gnornian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgnornianto feel grief; rue; regret; grieve; mourn; be...
2Proto-West Germanic*gnoʀnōn—

Words derived from “nurnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Old English -an →Every word from Proto-Germanic -aną →