Where does “nāh” come from?

nāh (German) comes from Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh, from Proto-Germanic nēhwiz, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

nāh (German): near in space or time or in an abstract sense, close, nearby

Definitions

  1. near in space or time or in an abstract sense, close, nearby

Ancestry of “nāh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannāh—
2Old High Germannāhnear, close; close, near
3Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
4Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
5Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “nāh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →