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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

Definitions

  1. neighbourhood

Ancestry of “neibourheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsneibourneighbour; partner, husband or wife, bedfellow;...
2Middle Englishneyghebour—
3Old Englishnēahġebūrneighbour
4Proto-West Germanicnāhwagabūrō—
5Proto-Germanicnēhwagabūrôneighbour
6Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
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