Talk:gnat

Etymology

The two acceptable alternatives are 1/ that in the Main Entry, and 2/ from (the whirring of the wings), akin to Old Norse, whence Icelandic GNATA (clash), et cetera. Reference = Skeat. Otherwise 1/ may possibly be compared with Greek GNATHOS (jaw, mouth). Reference = Liddle & Scott. Andrew H. Gray 13:25, 19 January 2016 (UTC) Andrew (talk)