Where does “Nahkampfsocke” come from?
Nahkampfsocke (German) comes from German Nahkampf, from German nāh, 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 — to reach, to attain.
Nahkampfsocke (German): condom
Definitions
- condom
Ancestry of “Nahkampfsocke”, step by step
Nahkampfsocke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Nahkampf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nahkampf | close combat |
| 2 | German | nāh | near in space or time or in an abstract sense, close, nearby |
| 3 | Middle High German | nāh | — |
| 4 | Old High German | nāh | near, close; close, near |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |