Where does “nexter” come from?
nexter (Middle English) comes from Middle English er, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī — to see.
nexter (Middle English): Next
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Ancestry of “nexter”, step by step
nexter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | er | Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 3 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 4 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 5 | German | witz | joke |
| 6 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Middle English next
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | next | — |