"nēhw" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Adverb

IPA: /nɛːxʷ/ Forms: nēhwiz [comparative], nēhwist [superlative]
Etymology: Derived from the adjective *nēhwaz (“near”). Etymology templates: {{root|gem-pro|ine-pro|*h₂neḱ-}}
  1. near, close Wikipedia link: Brill Publishers Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-nēhw-gem-pro-adv-E7YDIq9A Categories (other): Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for nēhw meaning in Proto-Germanic (2.3kB)

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        {
          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic: *nāhw\nOld English: nēah, nēa, nēh, nīh\nMiddle English: neygh, nygh, nye, nyȝ, nighe\nEnglish: nigh\nScots: ne, ney\nYola: neeghe, nich\nOld Frisian: nach, nā, nēi, nī\nSaterland Frisian: nai\nWest Frisian: nei\nOld Saxon: nāh\nMiddle Low German: nâch, nâ\nGerman Low German: na, nao, nå\nOld Dutch: nāh\nMiddle Dutch: na\nDutch: na\nLimburgish: nao\nOld High German: nāh\nMiddle High German: nāh\nGerman: nah, nach\nLuxembourgish: no",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *nāhw\nOld English: nēah, nēa, nēh, nīh\nMiddle English: neygh, nygh, nye, nyȝ, nighe\nEnglish: nigh\nScots: ne, ney\nYola: neeghe, nich\nOld Frisian: nach, nā, nēi, nī\nSaterland Frisian: nai\nWest Frisian: nei\nOld Saxon: nāh\nMiddle Low German: nâch, nâ\nGerman Low German: na, nao, nå\nOld Dutch: nāh\nMiddle Dutch: na\nDutch: na\nLimburgish: nao\nOld High German: nāh\nMiddle High German: nāh\nGerman: nah, nach\nLuxembourgish: no"
    },
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          "expansion": "Old Norse: ná-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Norse: ná-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "ná-"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: ná-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: ná-"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "got",
            "2": "𐌽𐌴𐍈"
          },
          "expansion": "Gothic: 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gothic: 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ)"
    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "superlative"
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  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēhw",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "name": "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        "near, close"
      ],
      "id": "en-nēhw-gem-pro-adv-E7YDIq9A",
      "links": [
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      "ipa": "/nɛːxʷ/"
    }
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      "depth": 1,
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *nāhw\nOld English: nēah, nēa, nēh, nīh\nMiddle English: neygh, nygh, nye, nyȝ, nighe\nEnglish: nigh\nScots: ne, ney\nYola: neeghe, nich\nOld Frisian: nach, nā, nēi, nī\nSaterland Frisian: nai\nWest Frisian: nei\nOld Saxon: nāh\nMiddle Low German: nâch, nâ\nGerman Low German: na, nao, nå\nOld Dutch: nāh\nMiddle Dutch: na\nDutch: na\nLimburgish: nao\nOld High German: nāh\nMiddle High German: nāh\nGerman: nah, nach\nLuxembourgish: no"
    },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Old Norse: ná-"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "is",
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          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: ná-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: ná-"
    },
    {
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        {
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            "2": "𐌽𐌴𐍈"
          },
          "expansion": "Gothic: 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gothic: 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ)"
    }
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      "form": "nēhwiz",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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        "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂neḱ-",
        "Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        "near, close"
      ],
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          "close",
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        "reconstruction"
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        "Brill Publishers"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛːxʷ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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