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Where does “nāhisto” come from?

nāhisto (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic nēhwist, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

Ancestry of “nāhisto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nāhisto”

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