Where does “Nachbarplanet” come from?
Nachbarplanet (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.
Nachbarplanet (German): neighboring planet
Definitions
- neighboring planet
Ancestry of “Nachbarplanet”, step by step
Nachbarplanet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Nachbar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nachbar | neighbour |
| 2 | Middle High German | nāchbūr | — |
| 3 | Old High German | nāhgibūr | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | nāhwagabūrō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwagabūrô | neighbour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via German planet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | planet | second-person plural subjunctive I of planen |
| 2 | Middle High German | plānēte | planet |
| 3 | Latin | planēta | planet (wandering star) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλανήτης | wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |