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Where does “Nachbaratom” come from?

Nachbaratom (German) comes from German Nachbar, from Middle High German nāchbūr, from Old High German nāhgibūr, from Proto-West Germanic nāhwagabūrō, from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

Nachbaratom (German): neighbouring atom

Definitions

  1. neighbouring atom

Ancestry of “Nachbaratom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNachbarneighbour
2Middle High Germannāchbūr—
3Old High Germannāhgibūr—
4Proto-West Germanicnāhwagabūrō—
5Proto-Germanicnēhwagabūrôneighbour
6Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
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