Etymology

neighbor

neigh·bor
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Today it means: A surname from Middle English. Full definition →

Middle English neyghebour
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  1. Middle English · derived fromneyghebour“neighbour”
  2. English todayNeighbor

From Middle English neyghebour (“neighbour”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.