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Where does “gnaganą” come from?

gnaganą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.

gnaganą (Proto-Germanic): to gnaw

Definitions

  1. to gnaw

Ancestry of “gnaganą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch

Words derived from “gnaganą”

  • gnawing
  • gnaw
  • gnaweth
  • gnawer
  • gnawingly
  • begnaw
  • gnawable
  • gnawest
  • gnag
  • knaw
  • forgnaw
  • Nager
  • nagen
  • nag
  • Nagetier
  • knaagdier
  • knagen
  • gnagare
  • gnaga
  • gnage
  • gnawen
  • gnaȝen
  • forgnaȝen
  • begnawen
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