Where does “Nafarroa” come from?
Nafarroa (Basque) comes from Icelandic nafar, from Old Norse nafarr, from Proto-Germanic nabōgaizaz, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
Ancestry of “Nafarroa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | nafar | auger, gimlet; indefinite genitive singular of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | nafarr | auger |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nabōgaizaz | auger |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |
Words derived from “Nafarroa”