Where does “nár” come from?

nár (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic nawiz, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂wis, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u-, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

nár (Old Norse): corpse; a dead person

Definitions

  1. corpse; a dead person

Ancestry of “nár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnawizcorpse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂wiscorpse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂u-death; death; corpse; ship, boat
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u- →