Where does “gnikar” come from?

gnikar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gnika, from Norwegian Bokmål gni, from Old Norse gniða, from Proto-Germanic gnīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneydʰ- — to rub.

gnikar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a miser

Definitions

  1. a miser

Ancestry of “gnikar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgnikato rub
2Norwegian Bokmålgnito rub
3Old Norsegniðato rub, to scrub
4Proto-Germanicgnīdanąto rub, to grind
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰneydʰ-to rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnīdaną →Every word from Old Norse gniða →