Where does “Nabe” come from?

Nabe (German) comes from Middle High German nabe, from Old High German naba, from Proto-West Germanic nabu, from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

Nabe (German): hub

Definitions

  1. hub

Ancestry of “Nabe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannabe—
2Old High Germannabanave; hub
3Proto-West Germanicnabunave, hub
4Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

Words derived from “Nabe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nabō →
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