Where does “næringsverdi” come from?

næringsverdi (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.

næringsverdi (Norwegian Nynorsk): nutritional value

Definitions

  1. nutritional value

Ancestry of “næringsverdi”, step by step

næringsverdi 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 verdi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskverdivalue, worth; definite singular of verd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ-