Where does “nåværende” come from?
nåværende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nå, 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.
nåværende (Norwegian Bokmål): current, present
Definitions
- current, present
Ancestry of “nåværende”, step by step
nåværende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål værende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | værende | present participle of være; present participle of... |