Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēhw

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

Etymology

Derived from the adjective *nēhwaz (“near”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛːxʷ/

Adverb

*nēhw (comparative *nēhwiz, superlative *nēhwist)

1. near, close

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *nāhw
  • Old English: nēah, nēa, nēh, nīh
    • Middle English: neygh, nygh, nye, nyȝ, nighe
      • English: nigh
      • Scots: ne, ney
      • Yola: neeghe, nich
  • Old Frisian: nach, nā, nēi, nī
    • Saterland Frisian: nai
    • West Frisian: nei
  • Old Saxon: nāh
    • Middle Low German: nâch, nâ
      • German Low German: na, nao, nå
  • Old Dutch: nāh
    • Middle Dutch: na
      • Dutch: na
      • Limburgish: nao
  • Old High German: nāh
    • Middle High German: nāh
      • German: nah, nach
      • Luxembourgish: no
• Old Norse: ná-
  • Icelandic: ná-
• Gothic: 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ)