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Where does “unna” come from?

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

unna (Old Swedish): to grant, to bestow; to wish for; to like, to...

Definitions

  1. to grant, to bestow; to wish for; to like, to...

Ancestry of “unna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseunnato grant, bestow; to love; to love one another
2Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

Words derived from “unna”

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