An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Immediately following in time, order, place, and so on.

Etymology (EN): M.E., from O.E. next, nehst, niehsta, nyhsta “nearest, closest,” superlative of neah “nigh” + superlative suffix. Cognate with Du. naast “next,” O.H.G. nahisto “neighbor,” Ger. nächst “next.”

Etymology (PE): Podâ, literally “placed after,” from *upada-, from *upa- “near, next, after,” + *dâ- “to place, put,” → thesis; cf. Baluci pôši “the day after tomorrow,” from pô- contraction of *upa- + *aušah- “dawn,”

• → aurora, + suffix -i; cf. also Baluci godâ (from *uidâ-?) “then, next;” Bašâgardi, Baluci randâ “next, then.”