Where does “Nachwuchssportler” come from?
Nachwuchssportler (German) comes from German Sportler, from German Sport, from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English disport, from Old French desport, from Old French deport, from Latin deportō — afterwards, post; by, at.
Nachwuchssportler (German): junior athlete, up-and-coming sportsman
Definitions
- junior athlete, up-and-coming sportsman
Ancestry of “Nachwuchssportler”, step by step
Nachwuchssportler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sportler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sportler | sportsman, athlete |
| 2 | German | Sport | sport; athletics, sports, exercise; physical... |
| 3 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 4 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 5 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 6 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 7 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 8 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via German Nachwuchs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nachwuchs | the act of regrowing |
| 2 | German | nach- | indicates a later action as in nacharbeiten,... |
| 3 | German | nach | after, past; after, behind; to, towards |
| 4 | Middle High German | nāh | — |
| 5 | Old High German | nāh | near, close; close, near |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |