Where does “Nachbildung” come from?

Nachbildung (German) comes from German nachbilden, 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.

Nachbildung (German): replica

Definitions

  1. replica

Ancestry of “Nachbildung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannachbildento reproduce, to copy; to emulate
2Germannach-indicates a later action as in nacharbeiten,...
3Germannachafter, past; after, behind; to, towards
4Middle High Germannāh
5Old High Germannāhnear, close; close, near
6Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
7Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
8Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ-
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