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

Definitions

  1. to gnaw

Ancestry of “gnaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgnaghato gnaw
2Old Norsegnagato gnaw
3Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch

Words derived from “gnaga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Old Norse gnaga →