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Where does “nesen” come from?

nesen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nesan, from Proto-Germanic nesaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

nesen (Middle Dutch): Synonym of genēsen

Definitions

  1. Synonym of genēsen

Ancestry of “nesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnesan—
2Proto-Germanicnesanąto survive, recover, heal
3Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →