Where does “Nachkommastelle” come from?
Nachkommastelle (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
Nachkommastelle (German): decimal place
Definitions
- decimal place
Ancestry of “Nachkommastelle”, step by step
Nachkommastelle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German nach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nach | after, past; after, behind; to, towards |
| 2 | Middle High German | nāh | — |
| 3 | Old High German | nāh | near, close; close, near |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via German Komma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Komma | comma |
| 2 | Spanish | coma | comma; misericord; section |
| 3 | Latin | comma | a caesura |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόμμα | a stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόπτω | strike; cut; shake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |
via German Stelle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stelle | place, stead, location, position, lieu; position... |
| 2 | German | Stellen | gerund of stellen; plural of Stelle |
| 3 | Middle High German | stellen | to put, to place |
| 4 | Old High German | stellen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |