Where does “Neev” come from?
Neev (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German nēve, from Old Saxon nevo, from Proto-West Germanic nefō, from Proto-Germanic nefô, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.
Neev (German Low German): nephew
Ancestry of “Neev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | nēve | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | nevo | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | nefō | grandson |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nefô | nephew; grandson |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | népōts | grandson; descendant; nephew |