Where does “Nachfragerückgang” come from?
Nachfragerückgang (German) comes from German Nachfrage, from German nachfragen, from German nach-, from German nach, from Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh, from Proto-Germanic nēhwiz, from Proto-Germanic nēhw — to reach, to attain.
Nachfragerückgang (German): decline in demand, drop in demand a decrease in the desire or ability of consumers to purchase a particular good or service at a given price
Definitions
- decline in demand, drop in demand a decrease in the desire or ability of consumers to purchase a particular good or service at a given price
Ancestry of “Nachfragerückgang”, step by step
Nachfragerückgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Nachfrage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nachfrage | request, inquiry; demand |
| 2 | German | nachfragen | to ask (again), to inquire |
| 3 | German | nach- | indicates a later action as in nacharbeiten,... |
| 4 | German | nach | after, past; after, behind; to, towards |
| 5 | Middle High German | nāh | — |
| 6 | Old High German | nāh | near, close; close, near |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via German Rückgang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rückgang | decline |
| 2 | German | gang | obsolete form of geh, second-person imperative... |
| 3 | English | gang | To go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;... |
| 4 | Middle English | gang | going |
| 5 | Old English | gang | going, walking; path; gait |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |