Where does “nåde” come from?

nåde (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse náð, from Proto-Germanic *nēþō-, from Proto-Indo-European *net-.

nåde (Norwegian Nynorsk): grace; mercy

Definitions

  1. grace; mercy

Ancestry of “nåde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenáðmercy; peace
2Proto-Germanic*nēþō-—
3Proto-Indo-European*net-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *net- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *nēþō- →Every word from Old Norse náð →