Where does “nå” come from?
nå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish nå, from Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic nēhwijaną, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
nå (Norwegian Bokmål): now; to reach
Definitions
- now; to reach
Ancestry of “nå”, step by step
nå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish nå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | nå | to reach; to have time; to be in time, arrive |
| 2 | Old Norse | ná | to get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwijaną | to approach, to come near |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |