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

Definitions

  1. nephew

Ancestry of “Neev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannēve—
2Old Saxonnevo—
3Proto-West Germanicnefōgrandson
4Proto-Germanicnefônephew; grandson
5Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nefô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nefō →