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

Definitions

  1. to feed

Ancestry of “nähren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannerren
2Old High Germannerjan
3Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
4Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
5Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

Words derived from “nähren

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes-Every word from Proto-Germanic nazjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan