Where does “naf” come from?
naf (Indonesian) comes from Dutch naaf, from English nave, from Middle English nave, from Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia, from Latin nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis — out, outward.
naf (Indonesian): nave (hub of a wheel)
Definitions
- nave (hub of a wheel)
Ancestry of “naf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | naaf | hub, nave |
| 2 | English | nave | The middle or body of a church, extending from... |
| 3 | Middle English | nave | nave hub of a wheel |
| 4 | Old French | navie | navy |
| 5 | Latin | nāvigia | — |
| 6 | Latin | nāvigium | vessel, ship, boat |
| 7 | Latin | nāvigō | to sail, navigate, seafare, embark |
| 8 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 10 | German | hinaus | out |
| 11 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 12 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |