Where does “nære” come from?

nære (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.

nære (Norwegian Nynorsk): to feed, nourish, sustain; near; nearness

Definitions

  1. to feed, nourish, sustain; near; nearness

Ancestry of “nære”, step by step

nære 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 Middle Low German neren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanneren—
2Old Saxonnerianto save
3Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
4Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
5Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

Words derived from “nære”

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