Where does “hnøggr” come from?
hnøggr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hnawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
hnøggr (Old Norse): stingy
Ancestry of “hnøggr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hnawwaz | tight; narrow; sparse; meager; lean; scarce |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
Words derived from “hnøggr”