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Where does “Ingunn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Ingunn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseIngunnr—
2Old Norseunnato grant, bestow; to love; to love one another
3Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth
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