Where does “når” come from?

når (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

når (Norwegian Bokmål): when; when, whenever, every time; present of nå

Definitions

  1. when; when, whenever, every time; present of nå

Ancestry of “når”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenærnearer; near; towards
2Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
3Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
4Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →