Where does “nex” come from?
nex (English) comes from English next, from Middle English nexte, from Old English nīehst, from Proto-West Germanic **nāhwist(ō), from Proto-Germanic nēhwist, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos — to reach, to attain.
nex (English): Archaic form of next
Ancestry of “nex”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | next | Nearest in place or position, having nothing... |
| 2 | Middle English | nexte | — |
| 3 | Old English | nīehst | nearest, next |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | **nāhwist(ō) | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwist | nearest, closest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |