Where does “gnuʀnōn” come from?

gnuʀnōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic gruʀn, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrus-nó-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrews-.

gnuʀnōn (Proto-West Germanic): to be sad; to mourn

Definitions

  1. to be sad; to mourn

Ancestry of “gnuʀnōn”, step by step

gnuʀnōn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic gruʀn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgruʀn—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrus-nó-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrews-—

via Proto-Indo-European gʰnew-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnew-to gnaw, scrape, rub

via Proto-West Germanic gnuʀn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgnuʀn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrus-nó-s →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gruʀn →