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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nabō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑ.βɔː/

Noun

*nabō f

  1. nave, hub

Inflection

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

Descendants

  • Old English: nafu
  • Old Dutch:
  • Old High German: naba
  • Old Norse: nǫf
  • ? → Finnic: *napa (or from Baltic)

References

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