Where does “unne” come from?

unne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

unne (Norwegian Bokmål): to be glad about; to allow, give, grant; to allow...

Definitions

  1. to be glad about; to allow, give, grant; to allow...

Ancestry of “unne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseunnato grant, bestow; to love; to love one another
2Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

Words derived from “unne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Old Norse unna →
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