Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nabō

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

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

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

*nabōgaizaz

Related terms

*ambô
*nablô

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *nabu
- Old English: nafu
  - Middle English: nave, nawe; naf, naff, naffe
    - English: nave
    - Scots: naff
- Old Frisian: *nave
  - West Frisian: nauwe
- Old Saxon: nava
  - Middle Low German: nāve
- Old Dutch: *nava
  - Middle Dutch: nāve
    - Dutch: naaf
- Old High German: naba
  - Middle High German: nabe
    - German: Nabe
    - Luxembourgish: Nuef
Proto-Norse: ᚾᚨᛒᛟᛉ (naboʀ, genitive singular)
- Old Norse: nǫf
  - Icelandic: nöf
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: nav
  - Norwegian Bokmål: nav
  - Danish: nav
  - Old Swedish: naf
    - Swedish: nav
→? Proto-Finnic: *napa (or from Baltic)