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Nachkomme

Nachkomme is a German noun meaning descendant or offspring. It refers to a person who is a descendant of another person, often within a biological or genealogical lineage. The term can denote direct descendants in successive generations, such as children, grandchildren, and further descendants, or more generally any individual in the line of descent.

In legal, genealogical, and cultural contexts, Nachkommen are described as the legal heirs or lineage members

Etymology: The word is formed from the prefix nach- meaning after, combined with kommen meaning to come;

Examples: Sie ist der Nachkomme einer berühmten Familie. Die Nachkommen der Gründer stammen aus verschiedenen Ländern.

of
a
person
or
family.
In
inheritance
law,
gesetzliche
Nachkommen
are
the
legally
recognized
descendants
who
have
rights
to
an
estate
in
the
absence
of
a
will.
The
term
is
closely
related
to
Nachfahre
and
Abkömmling,
which
are
synonyms
or
near-synonyms;
Nachfahre
emphasizes
ancestral
lineage,
while
Abkömmling
is
a
broader
term.
thus
a
person
who
comes
after
in
the
family
line.
The
form
Nachkomme
has
the
standard
German
plural
Nachkommen.