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Where does “unnan” come from?

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

unnan (Proto-West Germanic): to grant

Definitions

  1. to grant

Ancestry of “unnan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “unnan”

  • unnen
  • geunnan
  • unnan
  • giunnan
  • unnan
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