Where does “naest” come from?

naest (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nāist, 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.

naest (Middle Dutch): closest, next

Definitions

  1. closest, next

Ancestry of “naest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnāist—
2Proto-Germanicnēhwistnearest, closest
3Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
4Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “naest”

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