Where does “naaststaand” come from?

naaststaand (Dutch) comes from Dutch naast, 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.

naaststaand (Dutch): adjacent

Definitions

  1. adjacent

Ancestry of “naaststaand”, step by step

naaststaand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch naast

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

via Dutch staand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstaand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →