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Where does “nābūr” come from?

nābūr (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

Ancestry of “nābūr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nābūr”

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