gnagan

gnagan
*gnagan, *nagan
germ., stark. Verb:
nhd. nagen;
ne. gnaw;
Rekontruktionsbasis: an., ae., as., ahd.;
Etymologie:
idg. *gʰnēgʰ-, Verb, nagen, kratzen, Pokorny 436;
s. ing. *gʰen-, Verb, Adjektiv, zernagen, zerreiben, kratzen, bisschen, Pokorny 436;
Weiterleben:
an. g-nag-a, stark. Verb, schwach. Verb, nagen;
Weiterleben:
ae. gna-g-an, stark. Verb (6), nagen;
Weiterleben:
as. kna-g-an* 2, na-g-an*, stark. Verb (6), nagen;
mnd. knāgen, Verb, nagen;
Weiterleben:
ahd. gnagan* 7, nagan*, stark. Verb (6), nagen, zerreißen, verzehren, zernagen;
mhd. nagen, stark. Verb, nagen, benagen, zernagen;
s. nhd. nagen, schwach. Verb, nagen, DW 13, 270;
Literatur: Falk\/Torp 137, Seebold 233, Kluge s. u. nagen

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