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
- closely related; a close relative, a closely...
Ancestry of “närstående”, step by step
närstående 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 stående
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stående | standing (upright) |