Where does “gnage” come from?

gnage (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse gnaga, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.

gnage (Norwegian Bokmål): to gnaw

Definitions

  1. to gnaw

Ancestry of “gnage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegnagato gnaw
2Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch

Words derived from “gnage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Old Norse gnaga →
gnage — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer