English word neighbour comes from Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô (Neighbour.), Old English gebur (Inhabitant; farmer, husbandman.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *nēhwagabūrô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Neighbour. |
| gebur | Old English (ang) | Inhabitant; farmer, husbandman. |
| nēahġebūr | Old English (ang) | |
| neihebur | Middle English (enm) | |
| neighbour | English (en) | (intransitive, followed by "on"; figurative) To be similar to, to be almost the same as.. (transitive) To be adjacent to. To associate intimately with; to be close to. (biblical) a fellow human being. A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.. One who is near in [...] |