Where does “ginerian” come from?

ginerian (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon nerian, from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

ginerian (Old Saxon): to save, deliver

Definitions

  1. to save, deliver

Ancestry of “ginerian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonnerianto save
2Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
3Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
4Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nazjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan →