Where does “næringsbygg” come from?

næringsbygg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk næring, from Norwegian Nynorsk nære, 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 — to reach, to attain.

næringsbygg (Norwegian Nynorsk): a commercial building

Definitions

  1. a commercial building

Ancestry of “næringsbygg”, step by step

næringsbygg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk næring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknæringfood, sustenance, nourishment; business,...
2Norwegian Nynorsknæreto feed, nourish, sustain; near; nearness
3Norwegian Nynorsknærclose; near; near
4Old Norsenærnearer; near; towards
5Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
6Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
7Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Norwegian Nynorsk bygg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbygg<br>; barley; building
2Old Norsebyggbarley
3Proto-Germanicbewwąbarley
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ-