Where does “nevi” come from?

nevi (Middle English) comes from Old English nefa, from Proto-West Germanic nefō, from Proto-Germanic nefô, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

Ancestry of “nevi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nevi”

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