Where does “Nachrangigkeit” come from?

Nachrangigkeit (German) comes from German nachrangig, from German Nachrang, 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.

Nachrangigkeit (German): subordination

Definitions

  1. subordination

Ancestry of “Nachrangigkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannachrangigsubordinate, lower-level
2GermanNachranga subordinant or less important thing; the...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ-
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