Where does “gnīdan” come from?

gnīdan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gnīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneydʰ- — to rub.

gnīdan (Old English): to rub, grind together, crumble

Definitions

  1. to rub, grind together, crumble

Ancestry of “gnīdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgnīdanąto rub, to grind
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰneydʰ-to rub

Words derived from “gnīdan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnīdaną →