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Where does “unna” come from?

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

unna (Old Norse): to grant, bestow; to love; to love one another

Definitions

  1. to grant, bestow; to love; to love one another

Ancestry of “unna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “unna”

  • unna
  • misunnelse
  • unne
  • misunnelig
  • misunne
  • unde
  • unna
  • Ingunnr
  • Þórunn
  • Ingunn
  • unna
  • Ingunn
  • Torunn
  • unna
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