Where does “nefa” come from?

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

nefa (Old English): nephew; grandson; stepson

Definitions

  1. nephew; grandson; stepson

Ancestry of “nefa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nefa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nefô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nefō →