næste.
neighbour
Meaning & usage
neighbour
Where this word comes from
The adjective used as a noun, to represent the Latin proximus (“the next”). An injunction to "love one's next [person]" is stated in Leviticus 19:18, and reaffirmed by Jesus in e.g. Mark 12:31.
to tack (to sew together)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse nesta, nista. Likely related to Swedish nysta (“to roll yarn/thread into a ball”), nystan (“ball of yarn/thread”).
next
the following
Where this word comes from
From Old Danish næstæ, from Old Norse næstr, a superlative of ná (“near”), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”) (compare English next).
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