Where does “aak” come from?

aak (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch aak, from Middle Dutch aecke, from Old Dutch nako, from Proto-Germanic nakwô, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

aak (Afrikaans): barge type of ship that sails on rivers

Definitions

  1. barge type of ship that sails on rivers

Ancestry of “aak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaakbarge
2Middle Dutchaecke—
3Old Dutchnako—
4Proto-Germanicnakwôboat, ship
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Germanic nakwô →