Where does “njugg” come from?

njugg (Swedish) comes from Old Norse hnøggr, from Proto-Germanic hnawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

njugg (Swedish): stingy, exacting

Definitions

  1. stingy, exacting

Ancestry of “njugg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehnøggrstingy
2Proto-Germanichnawwaztight; narrow; sparse; meager; lean; scarce
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “njugg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnawwaz →
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