Where does “Nachbauer” come from?
Nachbauer (German) comes from German nachbauen, from German nach-, from German nach, from Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh, from Proto-Germanic nēhwiz, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz — to reach, to attain.
Nachbauer (German): someone who builds a replica or re-creates something; a cloner
Definitions
- someone who builds a replica or re-creates something; a cloner
Ancestry of “Nachbauer”, step by step
Nachbauer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nachbauen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nachbauen | to rebuild, to re-create, to build a replica |
| 2 | German | nach- | indicates a later action as in nacharbeiten,... |
| 3 | German | nach | after, past; after, behind; to, towards |
| 4 | Middle High German | nāh | — |
| 5 | Old High German | nāh | near, close; close, near |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via Middle High German nāchbūr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | nāchbūr | — |
| 2 | Old High German | nāhgibūr | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | nāhwagabūrō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwagabūrô | neighbour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gabūrô | dweller |