Where does “nāw” come from?

nāw (German) comes from Proto-Iranian náHuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

Ancestry of “nāw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IraniannáHušboat
2Proto-Indo-IraniannáHušboat
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
4Proto-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-Indo-Iranian náHuš →