Where does “Noaber” come from?
Noaber (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian nābūr, from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
Noaber (Saterland Frisian): neighbour
Ancestry of “Noaber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | nābūr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwagabūrô | neighbour |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |