Where does “næstur” come from?

næstur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse næstr, from Proto-Germanic nēhwistaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

næstur (Icelandic): nearest, closest; next

Definitions

  1. nearest, closest; next

Ancestry of “næstur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenæstr—
2Proto-Germanicnēhwistaznearest, closest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
4Proto-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 nēhwistaz →