Where does “nærföt” come from?
nærföt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nær, from Old Norse nær, 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.
nærföt (Icelandic): underwear
Definitions
- underwear
Ancestry of “nærföt”, step by step
nærföt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic nær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | nær | nearer, closer |
| 2 | Old Norse | nær | nearer; near; towards |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via Icelandic föt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | föt | clothes |