Where does “gnällig” come from?

gnällig (Swedish) comes from Swedish -ig, from Swedish -og, from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

gnällig (Swedish): whiny

Definitions

  1. whiny

Ancestry of “gnällig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
2Swedish-og—
3Old Swedish-ogher—
4Old Norse-igr-y
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “gnällig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Swedish -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →