Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nabō

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pre-Germanic *h₃nobʰeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (nave, hub). Cognate with Latvian naba (navel).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*nabō f

  1. nave, hub

Inflection[edit]

ō-stemDeclension of *nabō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *nabō *nabôz
vocative *nabō *nabôz
accusative *nabǭ *nabōz
genitive *nabōz *nabǫ̂
dative *nabōi *nabōmaz
instrumental *nabō *nabōmiz

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *nabu
    • Old English: nafu
      • Middle English: nave, nawe; naf, naff, naffe
        • English: nave
        • Scots: naff
    • Old Frisian: *nave
    • Old Saxon: nava
    • Old Dutch: *nava
    • Old High German: naba
  • Proto-Norse: ᚾᚨᛒᛟᛉ (naboʀ, genitive singular)
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *napa (or from Baltic)

Further reading[edit]

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN