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Where does “nærsynet” come from?

nærsynet (Danish) comes from Danish nær, from Old Norse nær, from Proto-Germanic nēhwiz, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

nærsynet (Danish): near sighted

Definitions

  1. near sighted

Ancestry of “nærsynet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnærnear; close; nearly
2Old Norsenærnearer; near; towards
3Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
4Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
5Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “nærsynet”

  • nærsynethed
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