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Where does “hnawwaz” come from?

hnawwaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

hnawwaz (Proto-Germanic): tight; narrow; sparse; meager; lean; scarce

Definitions

  1. tight; narrow; sparse; meager; lean; scarce

Ancestry of “hnawwaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “hnawwaz”

  • niggle
  • niggly
  • niggler
  • niggliness
  • nigglesome
  • nauw
  • nauwkeurig
  • hneaw
  • hnøggr
  • nauwe
  • nou
  • noudat
  • nauw
  • nigla
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