Where does “navel” come from?

navel (Swedish) comes from Old Norse nafli, from Proto-Germanic nabalô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰ- — navel, nave.

navel (Swedish): navel, belly button

Definitions

  1. navel, belly button

Ancestry of “navel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenaflia navel
2Proto-Germanicnabalônavel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nobʰ-navel, nave

Words derived from “navel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nobʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nabalô →Every word from Old Norse nafli →