Where does “nære” come from?

nære (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German neren, from Old Saxon nerian, from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

nære (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of nær; plural of nær; to feed,...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of nær; plural of nær; to feed,...

Ancestry of “nære”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanneren—
2Old Saxonnerianto save
3Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
4Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
5Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

Words derived from “nære”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nazjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan →