Where does “nähren” come from?
nähren (German) comes from Middle High German nerren, from Old High German nerjan, from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.
nähren (German): to feed
Ancestry of “nähren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | nerren | — |
| 2 | Old High German | nerjan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | naʀjan | to save, to rescue |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nazjaną | to save; rescue; heal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nes- | to return home |
Words derived from “nähren”