Where does “naasten” come from?

naasten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch naesten, 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.

naasten (Dutch): to take as one's property

Definitions

  1. to take as one's property

Ancestry of “naasten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnaesten—
2Middle Dutchnaestclosest, next
3Old Dutchnāist—
4Proto-Germanicnēhwistnearest, closest
5Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
6Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “naasten”

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