Where does “unna” come from?

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

unna (Norwegian Nynorsk): away; away from; to think someone deserves...

Definitions

  1. away; away from; to think someone deserves...

Ancestry of “unna”, step by step

unna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse unna

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

via Old Norse undan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseundanfrom under, from beneath; away from; ahead of,...

Words derived from “unna”

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