Where does “primærnæring” come from?
primærnæring (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.
primærnæring (Norwegian Nynorsk): a primary industry, the primary sector
Definitions
- a primary industry, the primary sector
Ancestry of “primærnæring”, step by step
primærnæring 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 primær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | primær | primary |
| 2 | French | primaire | primary; elementary |
| 3 | Latin | prīmārius | One of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable. It was used as the title of a position in universities |
| 4 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 5 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |