*nēhw

Runic: ᚾᛖᚺᚹ Pronunciation: /ˈnɛːxʷ/

adverb

Meanings

near, close

Etymology

Derived from the adjective *nēhwaz (‘near’).

Descendants

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

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