nigh
English
/naɪ/
adj
Definitions
- (archaic) near, close by
- Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English neygh inherited from Old English nēah (near) inherited from Proto-Germanic *nēhw (near).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*nēhw
Gloss
near
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bower English
- fornigh English
- neighborred English
- neighbour English
- neighboured English
- neighbouress English
- neighboureth English
- neighbourhood English
- neighbourly English
- neighbourship English
- next English
- nextborn English
- nexting English
- nextish English
- nextly English
- nextness English
- nighen English
- nigheth English
- nighly English
- nighness English
- nighsome English
- nighwhat English
- there English
- therenigh English
- unneighboured English
- what English
- Nachbar German
- Nachdurst German
- Nachhinein German
- Nachkommastelle German
- Nachkriegszeit German
- Nachmittag German
- Nachsatz German
- Nachspiel German
- Nachspielzeit German
- Nachtrag German
- Nachwort German
- Nahaufnahme German
- Nahkampf German
- Nahverkehr German
- Nähe German
- bahnhofsnah German
- beinahe German
- berlinnah German
- bodennah German
- citynah German
- danach German
- erdnah German
- grenznah German
- hautnah German
- hernach German
- körpernah German
- küstennah German
- nach German
- nachbörslich German
- nachchristlich German
- nachgefragt German
- nachsehen German
- nachwachsend German
- nachwürzen German
- nah German
- nahe German
- nahekommen German
- naheliegen German
- nahestehen German
- nahezu German
- naturnah German
- parteinah German
- praxisnah German
- regierungsnah German
- zeitnah German
- öffentlicher Personennahverkehr German
- achterna Dutch, Flemish
- na Dutch, Flemish
- na-apen Dutch, Flemish
- nabeurs Dutch, Flemish
- nabewerken Dutch, Flemish
- nablijven Dutch, Flemish
- nabootsen Dutch, Flemish
- nadeel Dutch, Flemish
- nadenken Dutch, Flemish
- naderhand Dutch, Flemish
- nadoen Dutch, Flemish
- nadorst Dutch, Flemish
- nadruk Dutch, Flemish
- nagaan Dutch, Flemish
- nagalm Dutch, Flemish
- nageboorte Dutch, Flemish
- nagedachtenis Dutch, Flemish
- nagerecht Dutch, Flemish
- nageslacht Dutch, Flemish
- nagras Dutch, Flemish
- nahouden Dutch, Flemish
- najaar Dutch, Flemish
- najagen Dutch, Flemish
- nakijken Dutch, Flemish
- nakomen Dutch, Flemish
- nakroost Dutch, Flemish
- nalaten Dutch, Flemish
- namaken Dutch, Flemish
- nanacht Dutch, Flemish
- naoorlogs Dutch, Flemish
- napraten Dutch, Flemish
- nareis Dutch, Flemish
- nareizen Dutch, Flemish
- narekenen Dutch, Flemish
- naschok Dutch, Flemish
- naslaan Dutch, Flemish
- naslag Dutch, Flemish
- nasleep Dutch, Flemish
- nasmaak Dutch, Flemish
- nasmaken Dutch, Flemish
- naspel Dutch, Flemish
- nasporen Dutch, Flemish
- nastreven Dutch, Flemish
- nasynchroniseren Dutch, Flemish
- natafelen Dutch, Flemish
- navolgen Dutch, Flemish
- navragen Dutch, Flemish
- nawee Dutch, Flemish
- nawoord Dutch, Flemish
- nazaat Dutch, Flemish
- nazeggen Dutch, Flemish
- nazinderen Dutch, Flemish
- nazomer Dutch, Flemish
- nazorg Dutch, Flemish
- *h₂neḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *nēhw Proto-Germanic
- *nēhwaz Proto-Germanic
- forneah Old English
- neah Old English
- neahbuend Old English
- neahstow Old English
- nealæcan Old English
- nēah Old English
- forneh Middle English
- neighebor Middle English
- neiȝnen Middle English
- nexte Middle English
- neygh Middle English
- ther nygh Middle English
- ná Old Norse
- nær Old Norse
- najbaro Esperanto
- ná- Icelandic
- nah Old High German
- nāh Old High German
- nāh, nah Old High German
- nāh Middle High German
- Nohëllef Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Nomëtteg Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Noriicht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- deemno Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- dono Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- duerno Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- hannenno Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- no Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌽𐌴𐍈 Gothic
- *nāh Old Dutch
- nāh Old Dutch
- nēgede Middle Low German
- nah Old Saxon
- nāho Old Saxon
- naach Alemannic German
- nei Old Frisian