Where does “næringsliv” come from?
næringsliv (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.
næringsliv (Norwegian Bokmål): business, business world, commerce
Definitions
- business, business world, commerce
Ancestry of “næringsliv”, step by step
næringsliv 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 liv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | liv | life; waist; energy, eagerness |
| 2 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |