Where does “nave” come from?

nave (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nava, from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

Ancestry of “nave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnava—
2Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

Words derived from “nave”

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