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Where does “nēahġebūr” come from?

nēahġebūr (Old English) comes 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.

nēahġebūr (Old English): neighbour

Definitions

  1. neighbour

Ancestry of “nēahġebūr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nēahġebūr”

  • neighbourhood
  • neighbour
  • neighbourly
  • neighbourliness
  • unneighbourly
  • neighbourship
  • unneighbourliness
  • unneighboured
  • neighbouress
  • neibour
  • neighboureth
  • microneighbourhood
  • najbaro
  • najbareco
  • najbaraĵo
  • najbarejo
  • neighbour
  • neihebur
  • neighebor
  • neibourheid
  • neibour
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