Where does “unna” come from?

unna (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish unna, from Old Norse unna, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

unna (Swedish): to grant, allow

Definitions

  1. to grant, allow

Ancestry of “unna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishunnato grant, to bestow; to wish for; to like, to...
2Old Norseunnato grant, bestow; to love; to love one another
3Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

Words derived from “unna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Old Norse unna →