Where does “nagan” come from?

nagan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic gnagan, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.

Ancestry of “nagan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgnaganto gnaw
2Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch

Words derived from “nagan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gnagan →