Where does “näherbringen” come from?
näherbringen (German) comes from German bringen, from Middle High German bringen, from Old High German bringan, from Proto-West Germanic bringan, from Proto-Germanic bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
näherbringen (German): to bring closer
Definitions
- to bring closer
Ancestry of “näherbringen”, step by step
näherbringen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bringen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bringen | to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | bringen | to bring |
| 3 | Old High German | bringan | to bring |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bringan | to bring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bringaną | to bring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrenḱ- | to deviate, corrupt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via German Näher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Näher | sewer |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |