Where does “gnidning” come from?

gnidning (Swedish) comes from Swedish gnida, from Old Norse gniða, from Proto-Germanic gnīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneydʰ- — to rub.

gnidning (Swedish): rub

Definitions

  1. rub

Ancestry of “gnidning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgnidato rub
2Old Norsegniðato rub, to scrub
3Proto-Germanicgnīdanąto rub, to grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰneydʰ-to rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnīdaną →Every word from Old Norse gniða →