neah

== Old English == === Alternative forms === nēa, nēh, nīh === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /næ͜ɑːx/ Rhymes: -æ͜ɑːx === Adjective === nēah (comparative nēar or nēr, superlative nīehst) close, near ==== Declension ==== === Preposition === nēah close, near === Adverb === nēah close, near ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: neygh, nygh, nye, nyȝ, nigheEnglish: nighScots: ne, neyYola: neeghe, nich