Where does “neibourheid” come from?
neibourheid (Scots) comes from Scots neibour, from Middle English neyghebour, from Old English nēahġebūr, from Proto-West Germanic nāhwagabūrō, from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
neibourheid (Scots): neighbourhood
Ancestry of “neibourheid”, step by step