Where does “na” come from?

na (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nāh, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

na (Middle Dutch): towards; behind; after, following, later than

Definitions

  1. towards; behind; after, following, later than

Ancestry of “na”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnāh—
2Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
3Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “na”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →