Where does “naesten” come from?
naesten (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch naest, 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.
Ancestry of “naesten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | naest | closest, next |
| 2 | Old Dutch | nāist | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwist | nearest, closest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
Words derived from “naesten”