Where does “nafaðr” come from?

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

nafaðr (Old Norse): hubbed, naved

Definitions

  1. hubbed, naved

Ancestry of “nafaðr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nafaðr”

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