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Where does “Nabuchodonosor” come from?

Nabuchodonosor (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ναβουχοδονόσωρ, from Biblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר, from Hebrew נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, from Akkadian Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, from Proto-West Germanic nabu, from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

Ancestry of “Nabuchodonosor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝαβουχοδονόσωρ—
2Biblical Hebrewנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר—
3Hebrewנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר—
4AkkadianNabû-kudurri-uṣur—
5Proto-West Germanicnabunave, hub
6Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

Words derived from “Nabuchodonosor”

  • Nabucodonosor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →