Where does “nærvær” come from?

nærvær (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.

nærvær (Norwegian Nynorsk): presence

Definitions

  1. presence

Ancestry of “nærvær”, step by step

nærvær 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 Norwegian Nynorsk vere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskvereAlternative form of vera; to be
2Old Norseverato be
3Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
4Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →