Where does “naafversnelling” come from?
naafversnelling (Dutch) comes from Dutch naaf, from English nave, from Middle English nave, from Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia, from Latin nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis — out, outward.
naafversnelling (Dutch): hub gear (for changing speeds on a bike)
Definitions
- hub gear (for changing speeds on a bike)
Ancestry of “naafversnelling”, step by step
naafversnelling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch naaf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | naaf | hub, nave |
| 2 | English | nave | The middle or body of a church, extending from... |
| 3 | Middle English | nave | nave hub of a wheel |
| 4 | Old French | navie | navy |
| 5 | Latin | nāvigia | — |
| 6 | Latin | nāvigium | vessel, ship, boat |
| 7 | Latin | nāvigō | to sail, navigate, seafare, embark |
| 8 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 10 | German | hinaus | out |
| 11 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 12 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Dutch versnelling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | versnelling | acceleration; gear |
| 2 | Dutch | -ing | Creates action nouns referring to the performance... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -inge | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -inga | — |