Where does “närsynt” come from?

närsynt (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.

närsynt (Swedish): near-sighted, myopic

Definitions

  1. near-sighted, myopic

Ancestry of “närsynt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “närsynt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →