Where does “navan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “navan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “navan”

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