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Where does “nefe” come from?

nefe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *nefā.

Ancestry of “nefe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*nefā—

Words derived from “nefe”

  • neve
  • nevvy
  • nief
  • nefa
  • neve
  • neva
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *nefā →