Where does “nēhwiz” come from?

nēhwiz (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.

nēhwiz (Proto-Germanic): closer, nearer

Definitions

  1. closer, nearer

Ancestry of “nēhwiz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nēhwiz”

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