Where does “nå” come from?

nå (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish na, from Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic nēhwijaną, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

nå (Swedish): to reach, attain; well? "encouragement to...

Definitions

  1. to reach, attain; well? "encouragement to...

Ancestry of “nå”, step by step

nå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishna—
2Old Norsenáto get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;...
3Proto-Germanicnēhwijanąto approach, to come near
4Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Swedish nej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnejno; "a negative answer"; a no, a nay; a negative...
2Old Swedishnæi—
3Old Norseneino
4Proto-Germanicnainever
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “nå”

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