Where does “gnagning” come from?

gnagning (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.

gnagning (Swedish): gnawing

Definitions

  1. gnawing

Ancestry of “gnagning”, 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 →