niehst

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ni͜yːxst/

Adjective

nīehst

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: nexte, nexste, nextie, nekste, necst, nehst, neghst, nexit, nekist, nex, nixte, neste, nist (Southern)
    • English: next
    • Scots: neist, neist
    • Yola: neeshte, nishte
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