Where does “cnag” come from?

cnag (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish *cnagaid, from Old English cnocian, from Proto-Germanic knukōną, from Proto-Indo-European gnew-, from Proto-Indo-European gen- — to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

cnag (Scottish Gaelic): crunch; knock, click; bang, knock

Definitions

  1. crunch; knock, click; bang, knock

Ancestry of “cnag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irish*cnagaid—
2Old Englishcnocianto knock; to knock on something; to hit, strike
3Proto-GermanicknukōnąTo pound on; beat on; knock
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
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