Where does “Nachschlag” come from?

Nachschlag (English) comes from German Nachschlag, from German nachschlagen, from German nach-, from German nach, from Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh, from Proto-Germanic nēhwiz, from Proto-Germanic nēhw — to reach, to attain.

Nachschlag (English): A kind of ornament consisting of one or two additional notes after a note or trill

Definitions

  1. A kind of ornament consisting of one or two additional notes after a note or trill

Ancestry of “Nachschlag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNachschlagfood seconds
2Germannachschlagento look up
3Germannach-indicates a later action as in nacharbeiten,...
4Germannachafter, past; after, behind; to, towards
5Middle High Germannāh
6Old High Germannāhnear, close; close, near
7Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
8Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
9Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwosEvery word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz
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