Where does “nerren” come from?

nerren (Middle High German) comes from Old High German nerjan, from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

Ancestry of “nerren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannerjan—
2Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
3Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
4Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

Words derived from “nerren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nazjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan →