Where does “nabe” come from?
nabe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German naba, from Proto-West Germanic nabu, from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.
Ancestry of “nabe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | naba | nave; hub |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | nabu | nave, hub |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nabō | nave, hub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nēbʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nebʰ- | hub; navel |