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Where does “navle” come from?

navle (Danish) comes from Old Norse nafli, from Proto-Germanic nabalô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰ- — navel, nave.

navle (Danish): navel

Definitions

  1. navel

Ancestry of “navle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenaflia navel
2Proto-Germanicnabalônavel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰ-navel, nave

Words derived from “navle”

  • navlestreng
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰ- →