Where does “nabu” come from?

nabu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic nabō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nēbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

nabu (Proto-West Germanic): nave, hub

Definitions

  1. nave, hub

Ancestry of “nabu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nabu”

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