Where does “neere” come from?

neere (Middle English) comes from Middle High German nerren, from Old High German nerjan, from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

neere (Middle English): Alternative form of nere

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nere

Ancestry of “neere”, step by step

neere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German nerren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannerren—
2Old High Germannerjan—
3Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
4Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
5Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

via Old English nēora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnēorakidney
2Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

Words derived from “neere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nazjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan →