Etymology Explorer › SwedishWhere does “jordnära” come from? jordnära (Swedish) comes from Swedish nära, from Old Swedish næra, from Middle Low German neren, from Old Saxon nerian, from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.
jordnära (Swedish): down-to-earth, concrete, pragmatic, realistic,...
Definitions down-to-earth, concrete, pragmatic, realistic,... Ancestry of “jordnära”, step by step jordnära traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nära Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish nära near, close; to nourish, nurture; give... 2 Old Swedish næra — 3 Middle Low German neren — 4 Old Saxon nerian to save 5 Proto-West Germanic naʀjan to save, to rescue 6 Proto-Germanic nazjaną to save; rescue; heal 7 Proto-Indo-European nes- to return home
via Swedish jord Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish jord earth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated... 2 Old Swedish iorþ earth, land 3 Old Norse jǫrð earth 4 Proto-Germanic erþō earth 5 Proto-Indo-European h₁er- earth