Where does “nærsynt” come from?

nærsynt (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.

nærsynt (Norwegian Bokmål): short-sighted, near-sighted, myopic

Definitions

  1. short-sighted, near-sighted, myopic

Ancestry of “nærsynt”, step by step

nærsynt 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 syn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsynsight, eyesight, vision; a sight; a vision or...
2Old Norsesýnsight, eyesight; appearance, look
3Proto-Germanicsiunizappearance, sight; face
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →