*nēhwaz

Runic: ᚾᛖᚺᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈnɛː.xʷɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

nigh, near, close

From Pre-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, a lengthened-grade adjective derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (‘to reach’).

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	nēhwaz	nēhwō	nēhwą, -atō	nēhwai	nēhwôz	nēhwō
Acc.	nēhwanǭ	nēhwǭ	nēhwą, -atō	nēhwanz	nēhwōz	nēhwō
Gen.	nēhwas, -is	nēhwaizōz	nēhwas, -is	nēhwaizǫ̂	nēhwaizǫ̂	nēhwaizǫ̂
Dat.	nēhwammai	nēhwaizōi	nēhwammai	nēhwaimaz	nēhwaimaz	nēhwaimaz
Inst.	nēhwanō	nēhwaizō	nēhwanō	nēhwaimiz	nēhwaimiz	nēhwaimiz

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	nēhwô	nēhwǭ	nēhwô	nēhwaniz	nēhwōniz	nēhwōnō
Acc.	nēhwanų	nēhwōnų	nēhwô	nēhwanunz	nēhwōnunz	nēhwōnō
Gen.	nēhwiniz	nēhwōniz	nēhwiniz	nēhwanǫ̂	nēhwōnǫ̂	nēhwanǫ̂
Dat.	nēhwini	nēhwōni	nēhwini	nēhwammaz	nēhwōmaz	nēhwammaz
Inst.	nēhwinē	nēhwōnē	nēhwinē	nēhwammiz	nēhwōmiz	nēhwammiz

*nāhw (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nāh, *nā (Old 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)
- nā, nēi (Old Frisian)
  - nei, nai (North Frisian)
  - nai (Saterland Frisian)
  - nei (West Frisian)
*nāhw (Proto-West Germanic)
- nāh (Old High German)
  - nāch (Middle High German)
    - naach (Alemannic German)
    - noh (Central Franconian)
    - nah, nach (German)
    - no (Luxembourgish)
*nāhw (Proto-West Germanic)
- nāh (Old Saxon)
  - nâch, nâ (Middle Low German)
    - na (German Low German)
    - no (Plautdietsch)
𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌰 (nēƕa) (Gothic)