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
Ancestry of “nauw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | nauwe | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | nauw | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hnawwaz | tight; narrow; sparse; meager; lean; scarce |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
Words derived from “nauw”