Where does “nægja” come from?
nægja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse nœgja, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgijaną, from Proto-Germanic ganōgaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂nóḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
nægja (Icelandic): to suffice, be enough; what was needed, enough to...
Definitions
- to suffice, be enough; what was needed, enough to...
Ancestry of “nægja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | nœgja | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *ganōgijaną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ganōgaz | enough, sufficient |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂nóḱe | to have reached, to be at |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |