Where does “nåde” come from?

nåde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse náð, from Proto-Germanic *nēþō-, from Proto-Indo-European *net-.

nåde (Norwegian Bokmål): grace; mercy

Definitions

  1. grace; mercy

Ancestry of “nåde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenáðmercy; peace
2Proto-Germanic*nēþō-—
3Proto-Indo-European*net-—

Words derived from “nåde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *net- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *nēþō- →Every word from Old Norse náð →