niehst

Old English

Alternative forms

nēhst, nēahst, nǣhst, nīhst, nēst, nēist

Etymology

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

Adjective

nīehst

(West Saxon) nearest, next. Superlative form of nēah "near, nigh".

Descendants

English next

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