Where does “ná-” come from?

ná- (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ná-, 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.

ná- (Icelandic): near, close, nigh; insignificant, two-bit,...

Definitions

  1. near, close, nigh; insignificant, two-bit,...

Ancestry of “ná-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsená-near
2Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
3Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
4Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “ná-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →