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)

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

Derived terms

  • *nāhwiþī

Descendants

  • Old English: nīehsta, nīehste
    • Middle English: nexte, nexste, nixte
  • Old Frisian: nest
  • Old Saxon: nāhisto
  • Old Dutch: *nāist, *nāst
  • Old High German: nāhisto
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