Where does “Nebuchadnezzar” come from?

Nebuchadnezzar comes from Biblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר, a name of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.

Nebuchadnezzar (English): A very large wine bottle with the capacity of...

Definitions

  1. A very large wine bottle with the capacity of...

Ancestry of “Nebuchadnezzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר—
2Hebrewנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר—
3AkkadianNabû-kudurri-uṣur—
4Proto-West Germanicnabunave, hub
5Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nabō →