Where does “nära” come from?

nära (Swedish) comes 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.

nära (Swedish): near, close; to nourish, nurture; give...

Definitions

  1. near, close; to nourish, nurture; give...

Ancestry of “nära”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishnæra
2Middle Low Germanneren
3Old Saxonnerianto save
4Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
5Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
6Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

Words derived from “nära

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes-Every word from Proto-Germanic nazjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan
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