Where does “hneaw” come from?

hneaw (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hnawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

hneaw (Old English): stingy, niggardly, miserly; near, close

Definitions

  1. stingy, niggardly, miserly; near, close

Ancestry of “hneaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichnawwaztight; narrow; sparse; meager; lean; scarce
2Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnawwaz →