Where does “nēhwist” come from?

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

nēhwist (Proto-Germanic): nearest, closest

Definitions

  1. nearest, closest

Ancestry of “nēhwist”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nēhwist”

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