Where does “nahho” come from?

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

nahho (Old High German): shallow river boat

Definitions

  1. shallow river boat

Ancestry of “nahho”, step by step

nahho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic nakwô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnakwôboat, ship
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

via Proto-West Germanic *nakwō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*nakwōship

Words derived from “nahho”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Germanic nakwô →