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Where does “gaunnaną” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gaunnaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gaunnaną”

  • vergunnen
  • vergunning
  • gunnen
  • gunnen
  • gonnen
  • gonnen
  • giunnan
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