Where does “citynah” come from?
citynah (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
citynah (German): near the city
Definitions
- near the city
Ancestry of “citynah”, step by step
citynah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nāh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nāh | near in space or time or in an abstract sense, close, nearby |
| 2 | Middle High German | nāh | — |
| 3 | Old High German | nāh | near, close; close, near |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via German City
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | City | city center, downtown, central business district |
| 2 | English | city | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes... |
| 3 | Middle English | cite | city |
| 4 | Old French | citet | Alternative form of cité |
| 5 | Latin | cīvitās | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | keiwis | society; citizen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |