Where does “neben” come from?
neben (Old High German) comes from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
Ancestry of “neben”, step by step
neben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | in | in |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via Old High German eban
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | eban | plain, even |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ebn | even, level |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ebnaz | even, level |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁émnos | equal, straight; flat, level, even |
Words derived from “neben”