Where does “neh₂u-” come from?

neh₂u- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

neh₂u- (Proto-Indo-European): death; death; corpse; ship, boat

Definitions

  1. death; death; corpse; ship, boat

Ancestry of “neh₂u-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “neh₂u-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →