naar.
to, towards in time, space, consequence, purpose etc.
Meaning & usage
to, towards in time, space, consequence, purpose etc.
according to, in accordance with
naar het Evangelie van Mattheüs
Where this word comes from
From earlier naer, from Middle Dutch nâer, from Old Dutch *nār, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhuriʀ(ō), from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz. Originally the comparative of na, which is in Modern Dutch nader. Compare also English near, Swedish nära and när, and Danish & Norwegian nær and når.
nasty, scary
unpleasant, sickening
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch naer, nare (“tight, sad”), from Old Dutch *naro (“narrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *naru, from Proto-Germanic *narwaz (“narrow, tight, constricted”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ner- (“turn, bend, twist, constrict”). Cognate with Low German naar (“ghastly, dismal”), West Frisian near (“narrow”), English narrow; compare also German Narbe (“scar, closed wound”). More at narrow.
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