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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | nava | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nabō | nave, hub |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nēbʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nebʰ- | hub; navel |
Words derived from “nave”