Where does “navele” come from?
navele (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.
navele (Middle English): navel of a human or animal
Definitions
- navel of a human or animal
Ancestry of “navele”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | nafola | navel |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | nabulō | navel |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nabulô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nobʰilos | navel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nobʰ- | navel, nave |