Where does “kystnær” come from?

kystnær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nær, from Old Norse nær, 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.

kystnær (Norwegian Bokmål): coastal

Definitions

  1. coastal

Ancestry of “kystnær”, step by step

kystnær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål nær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnærclose; near
2Old Norsenærnearer; near; towards
3Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
4Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
5Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Norwegian Bokmål kyst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkystcoast; past participle of kysse
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →