Where does “nächster” come from?

nächster (German) comes from Old High German nāhisto, from Proto-Germanic nēhwist, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

nächster (German): next, following

Definitions

  1. next, following

Ancestry of “nächster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannāhistonext
2Proto-Germanicnēhwistnearest, closest
3Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
4Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →