Where does “næstr” come from?

næstr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic nēhwistaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

Ancestry of “næstr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnēhwistaznearest, closest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “næstr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwistaz →