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
Ancestry of “nesen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | nesan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nesaną | to survive, recover, heal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nes- | to return home |