Where does “nöf” come from?

nöf (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse nǫf, from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

nöf (Icelandic): edge of a cliff

Definitions

  1. edge of a cliff

Ancestry of “nöf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenǫfnave
2Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nabō →