Where does “giunnan” come from?

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

giunnan (Old Saxon): to allow, grant or bestow, intercede

Definitions

  1. to allow, grant or bestow, intercede

Ancestry of “giunnan”, step by step

giunnan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic gaunnaną

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

via Old Saxon unnan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonunnanto grant, to bestow; to intercede; to wish
2Proto-Germanic*unnan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaunnaną →