Where does “nauger” come from?
nauger (Middle English) comes from Middle English nave, from Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia, from Latin nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus — out, outward.
nauger (Middle English): auger
Definitions
- auger
Ancestry of “nauger”, step by step
nauger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English nave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | nave | nave hub of a wheel |
| 2 | Old French | navie | navy |
| 3 | Latin | nāvigia | — |
| 4 | Latin | nāvigium | vessel, ship, boat |
| 5 | Latin | nāvigō | to sail, navigate, seafare, embark |
| 6 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 8 | German | hinaus | out |
| 9 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 10 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Middle English gor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gor | Alternative form of gore; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | gār | spear, dart, javelin, shaft, arrow, weapon, arms |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |
via Old English nafugār
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | nafugār | auger |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | nabugaiʀ | auger |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nabōgaizaz | auger |