Where does “næringsmiddel” come from?
næringsmiddel (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.
næringsmiddel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a foodstuff
Definitions
- a foodstuff
Ancestry of “næringsmiddel”, step by step
næringsmiddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk næring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | næring | food, sustenance, nourishment; business,... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | nære | to feed, nourish, sustain; near; nearness |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | nær | close; near; near |
| 4 | Old Norse | nær | nearer; near; towards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via Norwegian Nynorsk middel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | middel | a means |
| 2 | Middle Low German | middel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | middil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |