Where does “nauw” come from?

nauw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nauwe, from Old Dutch nauw, from Proto-Germanic hnawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nauw (Dutch): narrow; close; strait

Definitions

  1. narrow; close; strait

Ancestry of “nauw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnauwe—
2Old Dutchnauw—
3Proto-Germanichnawwaztight; narrow; sparse; meager; lean; scarce
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nauw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnawwaz →