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Where does “närstående” come from?

närstående (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.

närstående (Swedish): closely related; a close relative, a closely...

Definitions

  1. closely related; a close relative, a closely...

Ancestry of “närstående”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnäranear, close; to nourish, nurture; give...
2Old Swedishnæra—
3Middle Low Germanneren—
4Old Saxonnerianto save
5Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
6Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
7Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home
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