Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nāhwist(ō)

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nēhwist ( +‎ *-ō).

Adverb

*nāhwist(ō)

superlative degree of *nāhw (“near”): nearest, closest

Derived terms

*nāhwiþī

Descendants

Old English: nīehsta, nīehste
- Middle English: nexte, nexste, nixte
  - English: next
Old Frisian: nest
- Saterland Frisian: naist
Old Saxon: nāhisto
Old Dutch: *nāist, *nāst
- Middle Dutch: naest
  - Dutch: naast
Old High German: nāhisto
- German: nächster
- Yiddish: נעקסט (nekst)

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