Where does “Nähe” come from?
Nähe (German) comes from Middle High German nawe, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus, from German aus, from Old High German ūz, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt — out, outward.
Nähe (German): nearness, closeness; vicinity, neighbourhood
Definitions
- nearness, closeness; vicinity, neighbourhood
Ancestry of “Nähe”, step by step
Nähe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German nawe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | nawe | — |
| 2 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 4 | German | hinaus | out |
| 5 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 6 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Middle High German næhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | næhe | — |
| 2 | Old High German | nāhī | vicinity |
| 3 | Old High German | nāh | near, close; close, near |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |