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Where does “uppnå” come from?

uppnå (Swedish) comes from Swedish nå, 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.

uppnå (Swedish): to reach

Definitions

  1. to reach

Ancestry of “uppnå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnåto reach, attain; well? "encouragement to...
2Old Swedishna—
3Old Norsenáto get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;...
4Proto-Germanicnēhwijaną—
5Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “uppnå”

  • återuppnå
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →