Where does “naïef” come from?

naïef (Dutch) comes from French naïf, from Old French naïf, from Latin nātīvus, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naïef (Dutch): naive

Definitions

naive

Ancestry of “naïef”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	naïf	naive, dewy-eyed; gullible
2	Old French	naïf	—
3	Latin	nātīvus	created, made
4	Latin	nātus	born, arisen, made
5	Latin	gnātus	—
6	Proto-Italic	gnātos	born
7	Proto-Indo-European	ǵn̥h₁tós	begotten, produced
8	Proto-Indo-European	ǵenh₁-	to produce, to beget, to give birth

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →