Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “nevo” come from?

nevo (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic nefō, from Proto-Germanic nefô, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

Ancestry of “nevo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicnefōgrandson
2Proto-Germanicnefônephew; grandson
3Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew

Words derived from “nevo”

  • neef
  • achterneef
  • regelneef
  • nēve
  • neve
  • neef
  • neef
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →