Words that come from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz

400 words across 39 languages descend from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz — including next, neighbor, nest, neighbourhood, neighbour, nesting, nestling, neighborly.

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Dutch (73)

German (68)

English (54)

Swedish (30)

Norwegian Nynorsk (26)

Norwegian Bokmål (16)

Middle English (13)

Luxembourgish (11)

Icelandic (9)

Danish (9)

Esperanto (9)

Old English (9)

Old High German (8)

Finnish (7)

Old Norse (7)

Old Dutch (6)

Middle High German (6)

Middle Dutch (5)

Proto-Germanic (5)

Gothic (3)

Old Saxon (3)

Westrobothnian (2)

Old Swedish (2)

Central Franconian (2)

Ido (2)

Scots (2)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Turkish (1)

West Flemish (1)

Japanese (1)

Papiamentu (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Scottish Gaelic (1)

Pennsylvania German (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Plautdietsch (1)

Vilamovian (1)

Words from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz — 400 descendants | Etymology Explorer