Where does “nēhw” come from?

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

nēhw (Proto-Germanic): near, close

Definitions

  1. near, close

Ancestry of “nēhw”, step by step

nēhw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic nēhwaz

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

via Proto-Indo-European nekʷe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
2Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “nēhw”

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