Where does “hjå” come from?

hjå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hjá, from Proto-Germanic hīwô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

hjå (Norwegian Nynorsk): at, by, with

Definitions

  1. at, by, with

Ancestry of “hjå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjáby, near, with
2Proto-Germanichīwôrelative, fellow-lodger, family
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hīwô →Every word from Old Norse hjá →