Next Definition
Being closer to the present location than all other items.
Closest to seven days (one week) in the future.
Origin of Next
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From Middle English nexte, nest, from Old English nÄ«ehst (“nearest, next"), superlative form of nÄ“ah (“nigh, near"), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nÄ“hwist (“nearest, closest"). Cognate with Old Norse næstr (Danish næste), Dutch naast, German nächst, Persian نزد (nazd, “near, with").
From Wiktionary
Middle English nexte from Old English nīehsta, nēhst superlative of nēah near
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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