Where does “unnen” come from?

unnen (Middle English) comes from Old English unnan, from Proto-West Germanic unnan, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

unnen (Middle English): to favour, grant

Definitions

  1. to favour, grant

Ancestry of “unnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishunnanto grant or bestow; to wish; to intercede
2Proto-West Germanicunnanto grant
3Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic unnan →