Where does “-naną” come from?

-naną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -nō-, from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-.

-naną (Proto-Germanic): Forms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become...

Definitions

  1. Forms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become...

Ancestry of “-naną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-nō-—
2Proto-Indo-European-néh₂-—

Words derived from “-naną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -nō- →
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