Where does “nærig” come from?

nærig (Danish) comes from Danish nære, from Middle Low German neren, from Old Saxon nerian, from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

nærig (Danish): mean, cheap, stingy, tight-fisted, tight

Definitions

  1. mean, cheap, stingy, tight-fisted, tight

Ancestry of “nærig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnæreto feed
2Middle Low Germanneren—
3Old Saxonnerianto save
4Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
5Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
6Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

Words derived from “nærig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nazjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan →