Where does “nästa” come from?

nästa (Swedish) comes from Old Norse næstr, from Proto-Germanic nēhwistaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

nästa (Swedish): next; following in a sequence; next; nearest...

Definitions

  1. next; following in a sequence; next; nearest...

Ancestry of “nästa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenæstr—
2Proto-Germanicnēhwistaznearest, closest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “nästa”

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