Where does “nerian” come from?

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

nerian (Old Saxon): to save

Definitions

  1. to save

Ancestry of “nerian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nerian”

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