Where does “nijver” come from?

nijver (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

nijver (Dutch): industrious, hardworking

Definitions

  1. industrious, hardworking

Ancestry of “nijver”, step by step

nijver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Dutch ijver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchijverurge, drive; jealousy; dedication, devotion
2GermanEifereagerness, zeal, alacrity
3Middle High German*īver—
4Proto-Germanicaibrazsharp, bitter; vehement, dire; violent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eybʰrossharp, severe, astringent

Words derived from “nijver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →
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