Where does “tekstnær” come from?

tekstnær (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.

tekstnær (Danish): faithful, true; staying true to the source text, making no additions, omissions or alterations

Definitions

  1. faithful, true; staying true to the source text, making no additions, omissions or alterations

Ancestry of “tekstnær”, step by step

tekstnær 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 tekst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishteksta text
2Latintextuswoven, having been woven; texture, structure;...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →