Where does “gnaga” come from?
gnaga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish gnagha, from Old Norse gnaga, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.
gnaga (Swedish): to gnaw
Ancestry of “gnaga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | gnagha | to gnaw |
| 2 | Old Norse | gnaga | to gnaw |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gnaganą | to gnaw |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰnēgʰ- | to gnaw, scratch |
Words derived from “gnaga”