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Where does “nāchbūr” come from?

nāchbūr (Middle High German) comes from Old High German nāhgibūr, 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.

Ancestry of “nāchbūr”, step by step

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