Where does “gnagan” come from?
gnagan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.
Ancestry of “gnagan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | gnaganą | to gnaw |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰnēgʰ- | to gnaw, scratch |
Words derived from “gnagan”