Where does “nerjan” come from?

nerjan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

Ancestry of “nerjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
2Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
3Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

Words derived from “nerjan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nazjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan →