niehst

Old English

Alternative forms

• nēhst, nēahst, nǣhst, nīhst, nēst, nēist

Etymology

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

Adjective

nīehst

1. (West Saxon) superlative degree of nēah: nearest, next

Derived terms

• endenīehst

 

Descendants

• Middle English: nexte, nexste, nextie, nekste, necst, nehst, neghst, nexit, nekist, nex; nixte, neste, nist (Southern)
  • English: next
  • Yola: neeshte, nishte