Where does “Neffe” come from?

Neffe (German) comes from Old High German nefo, from Proto-West Germanic nefō, from Proto-Germanic nefô, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

Neffe (German): nephew

Definitions

  1. nephew

Ancestry of “Neffe”, step by step

Neffe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German nefo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannefo—
2Proto-West Germanicnefōgrandson
3Proto-Germanicnefônephew; grandson
4Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

via Old High German nevo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannevonephew

Words derived from “Neffe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nefô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nefō →
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