Where does “nålevende” come from?
nålevende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål levende, from Norwegian Bokmål ende, from Old Norse endi, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
nålevende (Norwegian Bokmål): living; extant
Definitions
- living; extant
Ancestry of “nålevende”, step by step
nålevende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål levende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | levende | alive; live; living |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | ende | end; to end |
| 3 | Old Norse | endi | end, conclusion |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Norwegian Bokmål nå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | nå | now; to reach |
| 2 | Danish | nå | to reach; to have time; to be in time, arrive |
| 3 | Old Norse | ná | to get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwijaną | to approach, to come near |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |