Where does “gnager” come from?

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

gnager (Norwegian Bokmål): A rodent, mammal of the order Rodentia; present...

Definitions

  1. A rodent, mammal of the order Rodentia; present...

Ancestry of “gnager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgnageto gnaw
2Old Norsegnagato gnaw
3Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Old Norse gnaga →