Where does “næringsfattig” come from?
næringsfattig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål næring, 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.
næringsfattig (Norwegian Bokmål): poor or lacking in nutrients e.g. of soil, food
Definitions
- poor or lacking in nutrients e.g. of soil, food
Ancestry of “næringsfattig”, step by step
næringsfattig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål næring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | næring | food, sustenance, nourishment; business,... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | nære | definite singular of nær; plural of nær; to feed,... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | neren | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | nerian | to save |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | naʀjan | to save, to rescue |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nazjaną | to save; rescue; heal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nes- | to return home |
via Norwegian Bokmål fattig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fattig | poor |
| 2 | Old Norse | fátœkr | poor |
| 3 | Old Norse | fár | few; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |