Where does “navelsnoer” come from?

navelsnoer (Dutch) comes from Dutch navel, from Middle Dutch navele, from Old Dutch navalo, from Proto-West Germanic nabulō, from Proto-Germanic nabulô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰilos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰ- — navel, nave.

navelsnoer (Dutch): umbilical cord

Definitions

  1. umbilical cord

Ancestry of “navelsnoer”, step by step

navelsnoer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch navel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnavelnavel
2Middle Dutchnavele—
3Old Dutchnavalonavel
4Proto-West Germanicnabulōnavel
5Proto-Germanicnabulô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰilosnavel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰ-navel, nave

via Dutch snoer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnoera cord, cable; a necklace; hooker, slut
2Middle Dutchsnoer—
3Proto-Germanicsnōrōrope, cable
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nabulô →