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Where does “naus” come from?

naus (Proto-Italic) comes from German hinaus, from German aus, from Old High German ūz, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ancestry of “naus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhinausout
2Germanausout; over; finished; done; up; off
3Old High Germanūzout
4Proto-West Germanic*ūt—
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “naus”

  • naval
  • navy
  • navigation
  • navigate
  • nave
  • navigational
  • navicular
  • circumnavigation
  • nav
  • circumnavigate
  • nacelle
  • nef
  • nau
  • talonavicular
  • circumnavigator
  • aeronef
  • neuronavigation
  • navalist
  • navalism
  • naved
  • talocalcaneonavicular
  • neuronavigational
  • navigationally
  • cuneonavicular
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