Where does “jordnær” come from?

jordnær (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

jordnær (Norwegian Nynorsk): down to earth

Definitions

  1. down to earth

Ancestry of “jordnær”, step by step

jordnær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk nær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknærclose; near; 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 Nynorsk jord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskjordearth, soil, ground; ground; the earth, or the...
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →
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