Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “nefō”

26 words across 13 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic nefō — including neve, neef, neef, nevo, nefo, neve, achterneef, regelneef.

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Middle English (7)

Dutch (3)

English (2)

Old High German (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old English (2)

West Frisian (1)

German Low German (1)

German (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Middle Low German (1)