An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Nachbar

by Friedrich Kluge

Nachbar, masculine, ‘neighbour,’ from the equivalent Middle High German nâchgebûr, Old High German nâhgibûr, nâhgibûro, masculine; corresponding to Dutch nabuur, Anglo-Saxon nêhhebûr, masculine, English neighbour; a common West Teutonic compound, pointing to Gothic *nêhwagabûr, masculine; it signifies ‘he who lives near to another.’ Compare Bauer.