Where does “*nēhwinaz” come from?

*nēhwinaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

Ancestry of “*nēhwinaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*nēhwinaz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwosEvery word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz