Where does “nærvær” come from?

nærvær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål være, from Danish være, from Old Danish wæræ, from Old Norse vera, from Old Norse vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

nærvær (Norwegian Bokmål): presence

Definitions

  1. presence

Ancestry of “nærvær”, step by step

nærvær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål være

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålværeto be; to sense or feel
2Danishværeto be; to be, exist; to have
3Old Danishwæræ—
4Old Norseverato be
5Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Old Norse vesa →
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