Where does “neef” come from?

neef (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nēve, from Old Dutch nefo, from Proto-West Germanic nefō, from Proto-Germanic nefô, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

neef (Dutch): male cousin; nephew

Definitions

  1. male cousin; nephew

Ancestry of “neef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnēvemale relative
2Old Dutchnefo—
3Proto-West Germanicnefōgrandson
4Proto-Germanicnefônephew; grandson
5Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “neef”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →