Where does “Aak” come from?

Aak (German) comes from Dutch aak, from Middle Dutch aecke, from Old Dutch nako, from Proto-Germanic nakwô, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

Aak (German): A flat cargo vessel used on the Lower Rhine

Definitions

  1. A flat cargo vessel used on the Lower Rhine

Ancestry of “Aak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaakbarge
2Middle Dutchaecke—
3Old Dutchnako—
4Proto-Germanicnakwôboat, ship
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Germanic nakwô →
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