nes-

    nes-

    English meaning: to join with; to conceal oneself

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sich vereinigen, geborgen sein”

    Material: O.Ind. násatē “gesellt sich to, combined sich with jemand”, redupl. not thematic níṁsatē 3. pl. ‘sie berũhren nahe with dem body, kiss” (*ni-ns-atē), participle níṁs-üna- (old Deponentien); GN Nǘ satyau m. Dual. “die beiden Nothelfer”, urind. Našattia, Av. Nü̊ ŋhaiϑya-, compare H. Gũntert, Weltkönig 259; zero grade O.Ind. ásta-, Av. asta- n. “homeland, domicile”; Gk. νέομαι, Ion. νεῦμαι “come lucky an, kehre heim”, Νέστωρ eig. “the always Wiederkehrende”, νόστος m. “Heimkehr”, redupl. ep. νί̄σομαι “νέομαι” (*νι-νσ-ομαι with preservation of -σ- after unthematic forms as 2. 3. sg. *νι-νσ-σαι, -ται); reduced grade ναίω, Fut. νάσσομαι ‘stay, dwell, bewohne”, ναιετάω ‘stay, dwell, bewohne; bewohnt sein”; *νασ-Fός: Dor. Thess. νᾱός, lak. νᾱFος, Lesb. ναῦος (i.e. νάFFος), Ion. νηός, Att. νεώς m. “(Götterwohnung =) temple, Heiligtum”; zero grade ἄσμενος “gerettet, geborgen”; Alb. knelem “ recover, be living again “ (prefix k- + *nes-lo-); Goth. ga-nisan “gerettet become, recover, recuperate “, O.H.G. O.S. gi-nesan ds., O.E. ge-nesan “gerettet become, entkommen, ũberleben”, Goth. ga-nists, O.H.G. O.S. ginist “Genesung, salvation”; Kaus. Goth. nasjan “fit, healthy make”, O.H.G. nerian, nerren “retten, heal, cure, nähren ”, O.S. nerian, O.E. nerian “retten, shield “ (besides with ē, ō: O.Ice. nǣ ra and nø̄ ra “beleben, erfrischen, nähren”, Swe. dial. nöra “fire anmachen”); O.Ice. aldr-nari m. “( life preserver =) fire”, O.S. līf-nara f. “nourishment, food”, O.E. neru f. “Rettung, nourishment, food”, O.H.G. nerī, nara f. “Rettung, nourishment, food”; latter meaning also in O.H.G. wega-nest, -nist n. “ trip food “, O.E. nest n. “nourishment, food”, O.Ice. nest n. “ viaticum, nourishment, food”; Toch. A nas-, В nes- ‘sein”; A naṣu- “friend”.

    References: WP. II 334 f., M. Leumann Homer. Wörter, 191 ff.