English well-nigh

← Old English wel nēah (inherited)

← Old English wel nēh (mention)

← Old English wel (mention)

← Old English nēah (mention)

← Old English nēh (mention)

← Middle English wel-neigh (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (inherited)

→ English welly (mention)