Where does “Nebenbuhler” come from?

Nebenbuhler (German) comes from German neben, from Middle High German neben, from German in ebanī.

Nebenbuhler (German): rival especially romantic

Definitions

  1. rival especially romantic

Ancestry of “Nebenbuhler”, step by step

Nebenbuhler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German neben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannebennext to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near,...
2Middle High Germanneben—
3Germanin ebanī—

via German Buhler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBuhlerSynonym of Buhle
Every word from German in ebanī →Every word from Middle High German neben →Every word from German neben →