Where does “baugnafaðr” come from?

baugnafaðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse nafaðr, from Old Norse nǫf, from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

baugnafaðr (Old Norse): boss-hubbed, naved

Definitions

  1. boss-hubbed, naved

Ancestry of “baugnafaðr”, step by step

baugnafaðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse nafaðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenafaðrhubbed, naved
2Old Norsenǫfnave
3Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

via Proto-Germanic baug-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbaug-ring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nabō →