Where does “Übernachfrage” come from?
Übernachfrage (German) comes from German Nachfrage, from German nachfragen, 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.
Übernachfrage (German): excess demand, shortage a situation in which the quantity of a good or service demanded is greater than the quantity supplied at the market price
Definitions
- excess demand, shortage a situation in which the quantity of a good or service demanded is greater than the quantity supplied at the market price
Ancestry of “Übernachfrage”, step by step
Übernachfrage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Nachfrage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nachfrage | request, inquiry; demand |
| 2 | German | nachfragen | to ask (again), to inquire |
| 3 | German | nach- | indicates a later action as in nacharbeiten,... |
| 4 | German | nach | after, past; after, behind; to, towards |
| 5 | Middle High German | nāh | — |
| 6 | Old High German | nāh | near, close; close, near |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via German über
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | über | above, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,... |
| 2 | Old High German | ubari | over |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |