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
Ancestry of “næringarfræðingur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | næring | nutrition |
| 2 | Icelandic | næra | to nourish |
| 3 | Middle Low German | neren | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | nerian | to save |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | naʀjan | to save, to rescue |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nazjaną | to save; rescue; heal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nes- | to return home |