Where does “ná-” come from?

ná- (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic nēhwiz, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

ná- (Old Norse): near

Definitions

  1. near

Ancestry of “ná-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
2Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
3Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “ná-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →
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