Where does “Periodennachbar” come from?

Periodennachbar (German) comes from German Nachbar, from Middle High German nāchbūr, from Old High German nāhgibūr, from Proto-West Germanic nāhwagabūrō, from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

Periodennachbar (German): neighbour in the periodic table

Definitions

  1. neighbour in the periodic table

Ancestry of “Periodennachbar”, step by step

Periodennachbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nachbar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNachbarneighbour
2Middle High Germannāchbūr—
3Old High Germannāhgibūr—
4Proto-West Germanicnāhwagabūrō—
5Proto-Germanicnēhwagabūrôneighbour
6Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via German Periode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPeriodeperiod; age; menstruation
2Latinperiodusa complete sentence; period; the circuit of the...
3Ancient Greekπερίοδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march;...
4Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
5Proto-Hellenic*hodós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →