Words that come from Proto-Germanic “nefô”

36 words across 19 languages descend from Proto-Germanic nefô — including neve, neef, neef, nevo, nefo, neve, neva, achterneef.

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Middle English (7)

Scots (4)

Dutch (3)

Old English (3)

English (2)

Old High German (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

West Frisian (1)

Westrobothnian (1)

Icelandic (1)

German Low German (1)

Old Norse (1)

German (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle Low German (1)