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Where does “nafli” come from?

nafli (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic nabalô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰ- — navel, nave.

nafli (Old Norse): a navel

Definitions

  1. a navel

Ancestry of “nafli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnabalônavel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰ-navel, nave

Words derived from “nafli”

  • navel
  • navlestreng
  • navle
  • navlestreng
  • navle
  • navlestreng
  • navle
  • nafli
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