Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēhwagabūrô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From *nēhwaz (“nigh, close by”) +‎ *gabūrô (“dweller”) (see *būraz).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɛː.xwɑ.ɣɑ.ˌbuː.rɔːː/

Noun

*nēhwagabūrô m

neighbour

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *nēhwagabūrô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nēhwagabūrô	*nēhwagabūraniz
vocative	*nēhwagabūrô	*nēhwagabūraniz
accusative	*nēhwagabūranų	*nēhwagabūranunz
genitive	*nēhwagabūriniz	*nēhwagabūranǫ̂
dative	*nēhwagabūrini	*nēhwagabūrammaz
instrumental	*nēhwagabūrinē	*nēhwagabūrammiz

Descendants

Old English: nēahġebūr
- Middle English: neighebor, neighbour, neihebur
  - English: neighbour, neighbor
  - Scots: neibour, nebour, neebour, nichbour, nechbour, neichbour
Old Frisian: *nābūr
- North Frisian: näiber
- Saterland Frisian: Noaber
Old Saxon: *nāgibūr, nābūr
- Middle Low German: nabûr, nabuwer
  - Low German: Nahwer, Naber, Nabur, Nabber, Nahber, Naober
  - → Estonian: naaber
  - → Old Swedish: nabor
    - → Finnish: naapuri
Old Dutch: *nāgibūr, *nābūr
- Middle Dutch: nāgebuur, nābuer, nābuur
  - Dutch: nagebuur, nabuur
Old High German: nāhgibūro; nāhgibūr
- Middle High German: nāchgebūre; nāchgebūr
  - Alemannic German: Naachpuur
  - Bavarian: Nochbar, Nåchbår
  - German: Nachbar, Nachbauer, Nachgebaur
  - Central Franconian: Nohber
  - Luxembourgish: Noper
  - Pennsylvania German: Nochber
Old Norse: nábúi
- Icelandic: nábúi
- Faroese: nábúgvi
- Danish: nabo
- Norwegian: nabo
- Swedish: nabo
- → Scottish Gaelic: nàbaidh

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