niehst

Old English

Alternative forms

nēhst, nēahst, nǣhst, nīhst, nēst, nēist

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nāhwist(ō), from Proto-Germanic *nēhwist, *nēhwistaz (“nearest, closest”). Compare Old High German nāhisto, Old Norse næstr.

Adjective

nīehst

(West Saxon) superlative degree of nēah: nearest, next

Derived terms

endenīehst

Descendants

Middle English: nexte, nexste, nextie, nekste, necst, nehst, neghst, nexit, nekist, nex; nixte, neste, nist
- English: next
- Yola: neeshte, nishte

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