Where does “gnagare” come from?

gnagare (Swedish) comes from Swedish gnaga, from Old Swedish gnagha, from Old Norse gnaga, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.

gnagare (Swedish): a rodent, a gnawer

Definitions

  1. a rodent, a gnawer

Ancestry of “gnagare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgnagato gnaw
2Old Swedishgnaghato gnaw
3Old Norsegnagato gnaw
4Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Old Norse gnaga →