Where does “naast” come from?

naast (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch naest, from Old Dutch nāist, from Proto-Germanic nēhwist, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

naast (Dutch): beside, next to; in addition to

Definitions

  1. beside, next to; in addition to

Ancestry of “naast”, step by step

naast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch naest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnaestclosest, next
2Old Dutchnāist—
3Proto-Germanicnēhwistnearest, closest
4Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
5Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Old Frisian nest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiannest—
2Proto-Germanic*nest—
3Proto-Germanicnestąnest; provisions; food and supplies
4Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “naast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →