Where does “nærfatnaður” come from?

nærfatnaður (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.

nærfatnaður (Icelandic): underwear

Definitions

  1. underwear

Ancestry of “nærfatnaður”, step by step

nærfatnaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic nær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnærnearer, closer
2Old Norsenærnearer; near; towards
3Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
4Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
5Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Icelandic fatnaður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfatnaðurclothing
2Old Norsefatvat, vessel, luggage, clothing; vessel; cover;...
3Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →