Where does “naca” come from?

naca (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic nakwô, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

naca (Old English): boat, ship

Definitions

  1. boat, ship

Ancestry of “naca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnakwôboat, ship
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Germanic nakwô →