Where does “nærbilde” come from?

nærbilde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nær, 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.

nærbilde (Norwegian Bokmål): a close-up

Definitions

  1. a close-up

Ancestry of “nærbilde”, step by step

nærbilde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål nær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnærclose; near
2Old Norsenærnearer; near; towards
3Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
4Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
5Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Norwegian Bokmål bilde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbildepicture, image
2Danishbilledepicture, image; photo
3Old Danishbeletæ—
4Middle Low Germanbilede—
5Old Saxonbilithi—
6Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →