Where does “närsynthet” come from?

närsynthet (Swedish) comes from Swedish närsynt, 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.

närsynthet (Swedish): nearsightedness

Definitions

  1. nearsightedness

Ancestry of “närsynthet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnärsyntnear-sighted, myopic
2Swedishnärwhen; as
3Old Norsenærnearer; near; towards
4Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
5Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
6Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →