Where does “nēar” come from?

nēar (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic nēhwiz, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

nēar (Old English): nearer

Definitions

  1. nearer

Ancestry of “nēar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
2Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
3Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “nēar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →