Where does “nåe” come from?

nåe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse Nár, from Proto-Germanic nawiz, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂wis, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u-, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

nåe (Norwegian Nynorsk): corpse

Definitions

  1. corpse

Ancestry of “nåe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseNárname of a dwarf
2Proto-Germanicnawizcorpse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂wiscorpse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂u-death; death; corpse; ship, boat
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u- →