Where does “najbaro” come from?
najbaro (Esperanto) 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.
najbaro (Esperanto): neighbour
Definitions
- neighbour
Ancestry of “najbaro”, step by step
najbaro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English neighbour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neighbour | A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | neighebor | neighbour; citizen |
| 3 | Old English | nēahġebūr | neighbour |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | nāhwagabūrō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwagabūrô | neighbour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |