Where does “nær” come from?

nær (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

nær (Norwegian Nynorsk): close; near; near

Definitions

  1. close; near; near

Ancestry of “nær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenærnearer; near; towards
2Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
3Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
4Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “nær”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →
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