Where does “nearu” come from?

nearu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic narwaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ner- — to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,...

nearu (Old English): narrow; difficulty

Definitions

  1. narrow; difficulty

Ancestry of “nearu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnarwazconstricted; narrow
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ner-to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,...

Words derived from “nearu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ner- →Every word from Proto-Germanic narwaz →