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Where does “נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר” come from?

נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Biblical Hebrew) comes from Hebrew נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, from Akkadian Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, from Proto-West Germanic nabu, from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

Ancestry of “נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר—
2AkkadianNabû-kudurri-uṣur—
3Proto-West Germanicnabunave, hub
4Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

Words derived from “נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר”

  • Nebuchadnezzar
  • Nabuchodonosor
  • Nabucodonosor
  • Ναβουχοδονόσωρ
  • 𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →