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Where does “nakwô” come from?

nakwô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

nakwô (Proto-Germanic): boat, ship

Definitions

  1. boat, ship

Ancestry of “nakwô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
2Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “nakwô”

  • аак
  • Aak
  • Nachen
  • aak
  • naca
  • aecke
  • nahho
  • nache
  • Naachen
  • nako
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