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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/nach

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nach, preposition, ‘after, behind, in accordance with,’ from Middle High German nâch, Old High German nâh, preposition, ‘after, near to, beside’; compare Gothic nêhw, nêhwa. preposition, ‘near to’; allied to the adjective nahe, Old High German nâh, Gothic nêhws.