Where does “næringarfræðingur” come from?

næringarfræðingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic næring, from Icelandic næra, from Middle Low German neren, from Old Saxon nerian, from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

næringarfræðingur (Icelandic): dietician

Definitions

  1. dietician

Ancestry of “næringarfræðingur”, step by step

næringarfræðingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic næring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnæringnutrition
2Icelandicnærato nourish
3Middle Low Germanneren—
4Old Saxonnerianto save
5Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
6Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
7Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

via Icelandic fræðingur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfræðingurexpert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nazjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan →