Where does “navel” come from?
navel (Middle English) comes from Old English nafola, from Proto-West Germanic nabulō, from Proto-Germanic nabulô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰilos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰ- — navel, nave.
navel (Middle English): navel; centre, point, hub
Definitions
- navel; centre, point, hub
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