Where does “aak” come from?

aak (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): barge

Definitions

  1. barge

Ancestry of “aak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchaecke—
2Old Dutchnako—
3Proto-Germanicnakwôboat, ship
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “aak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Germanic nakwô →