Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēhwagabūrô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *nēhwabūrô

Etymology

From *nēhwaz (“nigh, close by”) +‎ *gabūrô (“dweller”) (see *būraz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛː.xʷɑ.ɣɑ.ˌbuː.rɔːː/

Noun

*nēhwagabūrô m

1. neighbour

   Synonym: *garaznô

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *nēhwagabūrô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nēhwagabūrô	*nēhwagabūraniz
vocative	*nēhwagabūrô	*nēhwagabūraniz
accusative	*nēhwagabūranų	*nēhwagabūranunz
genitive	*nēhwagabūriniz	*nēhwagabūranǫ̂
dative	*nēhwagabūrini	*nēhwagabūrammaz
instrumental	*nēhwagabūrinē	*nēhwagabūrammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *nāhwagabūrō
  • Old English: nēahġebūr
    • Middle English: neyghebour, neghboer, neghbour, neghebore, neghebur, neȝbore, neȝborwe, neȝebur, neȝȝebour, neȝhbor, nehebour, neighbore, neighbour, neighebor, neighebour, neiȝbor, neiȝbour, neiȝebor, neiȝebour, neihebur, neihȝebor, neybour, neyburwe, neyebore, neyghborn, neyghbour, neyghbur, neyȝbour, neyȝbure, neypur, nye-bore; neghtburgh, neghtebur, neȝtboure; neahȝebur, neahhebur, nehgebur, nehhebur
      • English: neighbour, neighbor
      • Scots: neibour, nebour, neebour, nichbour, nechbour, neichbour
      • Yola: nypore, nipore
  • Old Frisian: *nābūr
    • North Frisian: näiber
    • Saterland Frisian: Noaber
  • Old Saxon: *nāgibūr, nāhbūr, nābūr
    • Middle Low German: nabûr, nabuwer, nahber, nâber
      • Low German: Nahwer, Naber, Nabur, Nabber, Nahber, Naober; nåber
      • → Finnish: naapuri (or directly from Old Swedish)
      • → Estonian: naaber
      • → Old Swedish: nabor
        • → Ingrian: naapuri (or directly from Middle Low German)
        • → Votic: naapuri (or directly from Middle Low German)
  • Old Dutch: *nāgibūr, *nābūr
    • Middle Dutch: nāgebuur, nāghebuur, nābuer, nābuur
      • Dutch: nagebuur, nabuur
  • Old High German: nāhgibūro; nāhgibūr
    • Middle High German: nāchgebūre; nāchgebūr
      • Alemannic German: Naachpuur, Nochbär, Nochber
      • Bavarian: Nochbar, Nåchbår
      • German: Nachbar, Nachbauer, Nachgebaur
      • Central Franconian: Nohber
      • Luxembourgish: Noper
      • Pennsylvania German: Nochber
• Old Norse: nábúi
  • Icelandic: nábúi
  • Faroese: nábúgvi
  • Old Swedish: nābōe, nābō
    • Swedish: nabo
  • Danish: nabo
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: nabo
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: nabo
  • → Scottish Gaelic: nàbaidh