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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”

  • narrow
  • narrowly
  • narrower
  • narrowness
  • narrowband
  • narrowcast
  • narrowboat
  • narrowish
  • narrowbody
  • ultranarrow
  • narrowcaster
  • narrowhead
  • supernarrow
  • narrow-minded
  • narrow-mindedly
  • narrow-mindedness
  • narrowboater
  • narrowboating
  • narroweth
  • unnarrow
  • narowly
  • narwenesse
  • narewe
  • narowe
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