Where does “nærværende” come from?

nærværende (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.

nærværende (Danish): present (at some place)

Definitions

  1. present (at some place)

Ancestry of “nærværende”, step by step

nærværende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish nær

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

via Danish værende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishværendebeing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwosEvery word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz