Where does “Naarden” come from?

Naarden (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch narwa, from Polish narwać, from Polish na-, from Old Polish na-, from Proto-Slavic na- — on.

Ancestry of “Naarden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnarwa—
2Polishnarwaćto pick many, to collect many
3Polishna-added to verbs to make them perfective
4Old Polishna-added to verbs to make them perfective
5Proto-Slavicna-on
Every word from Proto-Slavic na- →Every word from Polish na- →Every word from Old Polish na- →