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
Ancestry of “nåde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | náð | mercy; peace |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *nēþō- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *net- | — |