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Where does “nāhgibūr” come from?

nāhgibūr (Old High German) 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.

Ancestry of “nāhgibūr”, 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 “nāhgibūr”

  • Nachbarelement
  • Nachbaratom
  • Gruppennachbar
  • Periodennachbar
  • Nachbarschaft
  • Nachbar
  • najbaro
  • najbareco
  • najbaraĵo
  • najbarejo
  • nāchgebūr
  • nāchbūre
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