Where does “nesan” come from?

nesan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic nesaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

nesan (Old Saxon): to survive; to recover, heal

Definitions

  1. to survive; to recover, heal

Ancestry of “nesan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnesanąto survive, recover, heal
2Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nesaną →