Where does “Nahtoderfahrung” come from?
Nahtoderfahrung (German) comes from German Nahtod, 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.
Ancestry of “Nahtoderfahrung”, step by step
Nahtoderfahrung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Nahtod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nahtod | near-death |
| 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 |
via German Erfahrung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erfahrung | experience event through which empirical knowledge is gained |