Where does “Náinn” come from?

Náinn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *nēhwinaz, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

Náinn (Old Norse): name of a dwarf

Definitions

  1. name of a dwarf

Ancestry of “Náinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*nēhwinaz—
2Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →