nearu
Old English
adj
Definitions
- narrow
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *narwaz (constricted, narrow, tight) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ner- (twist, turn, constrict, bend).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)ner-
Gloss
twist, turn, constrict, bend
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- narrow English
- naar Dutch, Flemish
- naargeestig Dutch, Flemish
- naarling Dutch, Flemish
- naartoe Dutch, Flemish
- narigheid Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)ner- Proto-Indo-European
- *Hl̥-d- Proto-Indo-European
- *narwaz Proto-Germanic
- nearunes Old English
- narow Middle English
- narowly Middle English
- narwe Middle English
- narwen Middle English
- narwenesse Middle English
- աղտ Armenian
- tenar Indonesian
- աղտ Old Armenian
- աղտեղի Old Armenian
- *nār Old Dutch
- na Sranan Tongo