Where does “na” come from?

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

Ancestry of “na”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenáto get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;...
2Proto-Germanicnēhwijanąto approach, to come near
3Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “na”

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