Where does “nâer” come from?

nâer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nār, 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.

Ancestry of “nâer”, step by step

nâer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch nār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnār—
2Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
3Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
4Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Old Dutch naro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnaronarrow
2Proto-Germanicnarwazconstricted; narrow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ner-to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,...

Words derived from “nâer”

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