Where does “nahestehen” come from?
nahestehen (German) comes from German Nähe, from Middle High German nawe, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus, from German aus, from Old High German ūz, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt — out, outward.
nahestehen (German): to have a close connection to
Definitions
- to have a close connection to
Ancestry of “nahestehen”, step by step
nahestehen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Nähe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nähe | nearness, closeness; vicinity, neighbourhood |
| 2 | Middle High German | nawe | — |
| 3 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 5 | German | hinaus | out |
| 6 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 7 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |