Words that come from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz

270 words across 33 languages descend from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz — including near, nearly, nearest, neighbourhood, neighbour, nigh, nearness, neighbourly.

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Dutch (52)

German (39)

English (35)

Swedish (13)

Norwegian Nynorsk (12)

Norwegian Bokmål (11)

Icelandic (9)

Luxembourgish (9)

Finnish (9)

Old English (9)

Middle English (9)

Old High German (7)

Danish (6)

Old Dutch (5)

Middle Dutch (5)

Proto-Germanic (5)

Esperanto (4)

Old Norse (4)

Old Saxon (3)

Middle High German (3)

Westrobothnian (2)

Old Swedish (2)

Central Franconian (2)

Old Frisian (2)

Gothic (2)

Yiddish (2)

Scots (2)

Saterland Frisian (2)

Sranan Tongo (1)

West Flemish (1)

Scottish Gaelic (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)