Where does “næring” come from?

næring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nære, 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.

næring (Norwegian Bokmål): food, sustenance, nourishment; business,...

Definitions

  1. food, sustenance, nourishment; business,...

Ancestry of “næring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnæredefinite singular of nær; plural of nær; to feed,...
2Middle Low Germanneren—
3Old Saxonnerianto save
4Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
5Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
6Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

Words derived from “næring”

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