Where does “närstrid” come from?

närstrid (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.

närstrid (Swedish): close combat, melee

Definitions

  1. close combat, melee

Ancestry of “närstrid”, step by step

närstrid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nära

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

via Swedish strid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstridrapid, swift, rich; a fight, a battle, a quarrel
2Old Swedishstridhstrife, war
3Old Norsestríðinflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
4Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

Words derived from “närstrid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →