Where does “nahelegen” come from?
nahelegen (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.
nahelegen (German): to indicate, to suggest a specific explanation or conclusion
Definitions
- to indicate, to suggest a specific explanation or conclusion
Ancestry of “nahelegen”, step by step
nahelegen 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 legen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | legen | to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it... |
| 2 | Middle High German | legen | to lay, to put into a horizontal position |
| 3 | Old High German | legen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laggjan | to lay, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |