Where does “nēve” come from?

nēve (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nefo, from Proto-West Germanic nefō, from Proto-Germanic nefô, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nēve (Middle Dutch): male relative

Definitions

  1. male relative

Ancestry of “nēve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnefo—
2Proto-West Germanicnefōgrandson
3Proto-Germanicnefônephew; grandson
4Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “nēve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nefô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nefō →