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Where does “neighbourship” come from?

neighbourship (English) comes from English neighbour, from Middle English neighebor, from Old English nēahġebūr, from Proto-West Germanic nāhwagabūrō, from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

neighbourship (English): The state or condition of being neighbours; a...

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being neighbours; a...

Ancestry of “neighbourship”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneighbourA person living on adjacent or nearby land; a...
2Middle Englishneigheborneighbour; citizen
3Old Englishnēahġebūrneighbour
4Proto-West Germanicnāhwagabūrō—
5Proto-Germanicnēhwagabūrôneighbour
6Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
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