núa
Icelandic
/ˈnuːa/
verb-ri
Definitions
- to rub, massage
- to wipe
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse gnúa (rub, scrape) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ganū(w)aną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ganū(w)aną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *binū(w)aną Proto-Germanic
- *ganū(w)aną Proto-Germanic
- gnúa Old Norse
- núningur Icelandic
- 𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- gnuu Westrobothnian