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Where does “nachbilden” come from?

nachbilden (German) comes from German nach-, from German nach, 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 — to reach, to attain.

nachbilden (German): to reproduce, to copy; to emulate

Definitions

  1. to reproduce, to copy; to emulate

Ancestry of “nachbilden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannach-indicates a later action as in nacharbeiten,...
2Germannachafter, past; after, behind; to, towards
3Middle High Germannāh—
4Old High Germannāhnear, close; close, near
5Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
6Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
7Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
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