Where does “neste” come from?
neste (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse næstr, from Proto-Germanic nēhwistaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
neste (Norwegian Bokmål): next
Ancestry of “neste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | næstr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwistaz | nearest, closest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
Words derived from “neste”