Where does “**nāhwist(ō)” come from?

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

**nāhwist(ō) (Proto-West Germanic): nearest, closest

Definitions

  1. nearest, closest

Ancestry of “**nāhwist(ō)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnēhwistnearest, closest
2Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
3Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “**nāhwist(ō)”

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