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Where does “Nachhallraum” come from?

Nachhallraum (German) comes from German Nachhall, from German nachhallen, 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.

Nachhallraum (German): echo chamber

Definitions

  1. echo chamber

Ancestry of “Nachhallraum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNachhallreverberation, echo
2Germannachhallento reverberate
3Germannach-indicates a later action as in nacharbeiten,...
4Germannachafter, past; after, behind; to, towards
5Middle High Germannāh—
6Old High Germannāhnear, close; close, near
7Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
8Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
9Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
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