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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.

Ancestry of “navele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnafolanavel
2Proto-West Germanicnabulōnavel
3Proto-Germanicnabulô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰilosnavel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰ-navel, nave

Words derived from “navele”

  • navel
  • navelwort
  • subnavel
  • navelless
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