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Where does “gnägga” come from?

gnägga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish gnæggia, from Old Norse hneggja, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną.

gnägga (Swedish): to neigh

Definitions

  1. to neigh

Ancestry of “gnägga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgnæggia—
2Old Norsehneggja—
3Proto-Germanic*hnajjaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną →