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 h₂nḗḱwosEvery word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz