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Where does “neighebor” come from?

neighebor (Middle English) comes from Old English nēahġebūr, from Proto-West Germanic nāhwagabūrō, from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

neighebor (Middle English): neighbour; citizen

Definitions

  1. neighbour; citizen

Ancestry of “neighebor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnēahġebūrneighbour
2Proto-West Germanicnāhwagabūrō—
3Proto-Germanicnēhwagabūrôneighbour
4Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “neighebor”

  • neighbourhood
  • neighbour
  • neighbourly
  • neighbourliness
  • unneighbourly
  • neighbourship
  • unneighbourliness
  • unneighboured
  • neighbouress
  • neibour
  • neighboureth
  • microneighbourhood
  • najbareco
  • najbaraĵo
  • najbaro
  • najbarejo
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