Etymology Explorer › DanishWhere does “nage” come from? nage (Danish) comes from French nager, from Old French nagier, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus, from German aus, from Old High German ūz — out, outward.
Ancestry of “nage”, step by step nage traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French nager Step Language Word Meaning 1 French nager to swim 2 Old French nagier to sail; to cross water; to sail; to swim 3 Latin nāvigō to sail, navigate, seafare, embark 4 Latin nāvis ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural 5 Proto-Italic naus — 6 German hinaus out 7 German aus out; over; finished; done; up; off 8 Old High German ūz out 9 Proto-West Germanic *ūt out, outward 10 Proto-Germanic ūt out, outward 11 Proto-Indo-European úd out, outward
via Welsh na Step Language Word Meaning 1 Welsh na no; not; don’t 2 Welsh no — 3 Welsh o he, him; of; from 4 Proto-Brythonic o from 5 Proto-Celtic *au away from 6 Proto-Indo-European h₂ew away from, off; again 7 Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
via Mwotlap age Step Language Word Meaning 1 Mwotlap age to do something, do whatever. Indefinite verb; verbal counterpart of “something”