Where does “näring” come from?

näring (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish næring, from Middle Low German neringe, 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.

näring (Swedish): nourishment, food; that which nurtures or...

Definitions

  1. nourishment, food; that which nurtures or...

Ancestry of “näring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishnæring—
2Middle Low Germanneringe—
3Middle Low Germanneren—
4Old Saxonnerianto save
5Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
6Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
7Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

Words derived from “näring”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nazjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan →