Where does “*nah” come from?

*nah (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

Ancestry of “*nah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →