| 【near】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "near," "neah," "neh," and "noh." It carries the basic meaning of "near," and "sufficient." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "near"]
near ****[415] You describe the thing most similar to something as the nearest thing to it when there is no example of the thing itself.
nearly ****[1108] not completely; almost but not quite
neighbor ***[2941] .a person who lives next to or near another person
neighbour ***[2657] Your neighbour is someone who lives near you.
next ****[137] coming after this one; coming after the one that just came, happened, etc.
[WORD ROOT]root near
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] near, nei, nough, next
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) near, neah, neh, noh
[MEANING]root near, sufficient
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 near [comparative of neah, neh] closer, nearer
- 【Old English】 neah [from Proto-Germanic *nekh-] (West Saxon) near, nigh
- 【Old English】 neh [=neah] (Anglian) nigh, nigh
- 【Old English】 noh [akin to neah in geneah] sufficient
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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near ★★★★[415] adjective from near
【DEFINITION】 You describe the thing most similar to something as the nearest thing to it when there is no example of the thing itself.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; near < nearer < nearest
【SYNONYM】 close
【ROOTs】 near; near
【Etymology】 《Old English neah》 [from Proto-Germanic *nekh-] (West Saxon) near, nigh
【DERIVATIVEs】 nearish, nearly, nearness, near
nearly ★★★★[1108] adverb from near
【DEFINITION】 not completely; almost but not quite
【SYNONYM】 almost
【COMPOSITION】 near + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ near; near, sufficient ⑵ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English neah》 [from Proto-Germanic *nekh-] (West Saxon) near, nigh
【DERIVATIVEs】 nearish, nearly, nearness, near
neighbor ★★★[2941] noun from neighbor 〈 near
【DEFINITION】 ① .a person who lives next to or near another person
② a person or thing that is next to or near another
【pl.】 neighbors
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nei(near); near ⑵ ghbor(gebur); dwellerm, inhabitant, peasant
【Etymology】 《Old English neahgebur》 [neah+gebour] one who dwells nearby
【First Known Meaning】 one who lives near another
【DERIVATIVEs】 neighboring, neighborless, neighbouring, neighbourless, neighbor, neighbour
neighbour ★★★[2657] noun from neighbor 〈 near
【DEFINITION】 Your neighbour is someone who lives near you.
【pl.】 neighbours 복수소유격; neighbours' 소유격; neighbour's
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nei(near); near ⑵ ghbour(gebur); dwellerm, inhabitant, peasant
【Etymology】 《Old English neah》 [from Proto-Germanic *nekh-] (West Saxon) near, nigh
【First Known Meaning】 one who lives near another,
【DERIVATIVEs】 neighboring, neighborless, neighbouring, neighbourless, neighbor, neighbour
next ★★★★[137] adjective
【DEFINITION】 ① coming after this one; coming after the one that just came, happened, etc.
② any other
【ROOTs】 next(near); near, sufficient
【Etymology】 《Old English nehsta》 [superlative of neah, , Cognate with Old Norse næstr] nearest
【First Known Meaning】 nearest in place, position, rank, or turn,
Other words containing "near"; nearish, nearness, neighboring, neighborless, neighbourhood, neighbouring, neighbourless
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
nav
nati-, nasc-, nat-
name
must, meet
muse
most, more, much
mor
moon
mont
monstr-, monster-
