Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Physically close. · Close in time. · Closely connected or related. · Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
Physically close to, in close proximity to. · Close to in time. · Close to in nature or degree.
To come closer to; to approach.
At or towards a position close in space or time. · Nearly; almost.
The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
From Middle English nere, ner, from Old English nēar (“nearer”, comparative of nēah (“nigh”), the superlative would become next), influenced by Old Norse nær (“near”), both originating from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz (“nearer”), comparative of the adverb *nēhw (“near”), from the adjective *nēhwaz, ultimately from Pre-Proto-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, a lengthened-grade adjective derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian nai, noi, näi (“close, near”), Saterland Frisian nai (“close, near”), Dutch na (“close”), naar (“to, towards”), Dutch Low Saxon nao (“after”), German nach (“after”), nahe (“near”), näher (“nearer”), German Low German nao, nå (“towards”), Luxembourgish no (“after”), Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk nær (“close, near”), Swedish när, nära (“close, near”), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ, “close, near”). See also nigh. Near appears to be derived from (or at the very least influenced by) the North Germanic languages; as opposed to nigh, which continues the inherited West Germanic adjective. Both, however, are ultimately derived from the same Proto-Germanic root: *nēhw (“near, close”).
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- Inherited-form mentionnereenm
- Inherited-form mentionnēarang · nearer
- Derivation mentionnærnon · near
- Derivation mention*nēhwizgem-pro · nearer
- Derivation mention*h₂neḱ-ine-pro · to reach
- Cognate mentionnaifrr
- Cognate mentionnaistq · close, near
- Cognate mentionnanl · close
- Cognate mentionnachde · after
- Cognate mentionnolb · after
- Cognate mentionnärsv
- Cognate mention𐌽𐌴𐍈got · close, near
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