Where does “nähertreten” come from?
nähertreten (German) comes from German Näher, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
nähertreten (German): to approach, to come closer, to step closer
Definitions
- to approach, to come closer, to step closer
Ancestry of “nähertreten”, step by step
nähertreten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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) |
via German treten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | treten | to step; to tread; to trample; to kick; to step;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | treten | to step, to walk, to tread |
| 3 | Old High German | tretan | to step, to walk, to tread |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tredan | to tread |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trudaną | to tread, to step on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dreu- | tree; firm, solid, steadfast |