Where does “naaf” come from?
naaf (Dutch) comes from English nave, from Middle English nave, from Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia, from Latin nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus — out, outward.
naaf (Dutch): hub, nave
Definitions
- hub, nave
Ancestry of “naaf”, step by step
naaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nave | The middle or body of a church, extending from... |
| 2 | Middle English | nave | nave hub of a wheel |
| 3 | Old French | navie | navy |
| 4 | Latin | nāvigia | — |
| 5 | Latin | nāvigium | vessel, ship, boat |
| 6 | Latin | nāvigō | to sail, navigate, seafare, embark |
| 7 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 9 | German | hinaus | out |
| 10 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 11 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |