Etymograph

English

Nachbaur

Nachbaur comes from Middle High German nāchbūr, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô ‘neighbour’.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*nēhwagabūrô‘neighbour’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*nāhwagabūrōreconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050nāhgibūr
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350nāchbūr
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentNachbaur
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*nēhwagabūrô‘neighbour’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*nāhwagabūrōreconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050nāhgibūr
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350nāchbūr
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentNachbaur
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-West Germanic *nāhwagabūrō

neighbour, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô / Nachbaur

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