Where does “närhelst” come from?

närhelst (Swedish) comes from Swedish när, from Old Norse nær, from Proto-Germanic nēhwiz, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

närhelst (Swedish): whenever

Definitions

  1. whenever

Ancestry of “närhelst”, step by step

närhelst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish när

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnärwhen; as
2Old Norsenærnearer; near; towards
3Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
4Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
5Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Swedish helst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhelstsuperlative degree of gärna; preferably
2Old Norsehelztmost, most of all, especially; second-person...
3Old High Germanhaltosoon, fast; much
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →