Where does “nálægur” come from?
nálægur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ná, from Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic nēhwijaną, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
nálægur (Icelandic): near, nearby, close, close by; present, in...
Definitions
- near, nearby, close, close by; present, in...
Ancestry of “nálægur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ná | to reach; to get, catch, apprehend; to reach,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | ná | to get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwijaną | to approach, to come near |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |