Where does “ynnest” come from?

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

ynnest (Swedish): a goodwill, a service, a favour, a benefit, a...

Definitions

  1. a goodwill, a service, a favour, a benefit, a...

Ancestry of “ynnest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseunnato grant, bestow; to love; to love one another
2Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic unnaną →Every word from Old Norse unna →