Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēhwist

This Proto-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-Germanic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛːxʷist/

Adverb

*nēhwist

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

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *nāhwist(ō)
  • 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)
• Old Norse: næst
  • Icelandic: næst
  • Swedish: nästa
  • Danish: næste