Where does “nǫf” come from?

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

nǫf (Old Norse): nave

Definitions

  1. nave

Ancestry of “nǫf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnabōnave, hub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nēbʰ-hub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

Words derived from “nǫf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic nabō