Where does “nár” come from?

nár (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Nár, from Proto-Germanic nawiz, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂wis, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u-, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

nár (Icelandic): a dead or lifeless body, a human corpse

Definitions

  1. a dead or lifeless body, a human corpse

Ancestry of “nár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseNárname of a dwarf
2Proto-Germanicnawizcorpse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂wiscorpse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂u-death; death; corpse; ship, boat
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “nár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u- →