Where does “nav” come from?
nav (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse nǫf, from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.
nav (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hub
Ancestry of “nav”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | nǫf | nave |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nabō | nave, hub |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nēbʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃nebʰ- | hub; navel |