Where does “unnan” come from?

unnan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic unnan, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

unnan (Old English): to grant or bestow; to wish; to intercede

Definitions

  1. to grant or bestow; to wish; to intercede

Ancestry of “unnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicunnanto grant
2Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

Words derived from “unnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic unnan →