英语词汇“Indo-European root: nobh-”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

Indo-European root: nobh-

释义

‌‌nobh-
Also ombh-.
Navel; later also "central knob," boss of a shield, hub of a wheel. Oldest form *h₃nobh‑, variant *h₃ombh‑ (< *h₃onbh‑).

1. nave², from Old English nafu, nafa, hub of a wheel;
2. auger, from Old English nafogār, auger, from Germanic compound *nabō-gaizaz, tool for piercing wheel hubs (*gaizaz, spear, piercing tool). Both a and b from Germanic *nabō.
Variant form *ombh‑. umbo, from Latin umbō, boss of a shield.
Suffixed form *nobh-alo‑. navel, from Old English nafela, navel, from Germanic *nabalō.
Suffixed variant form *ombh-alo‑.
1. umbilicus; nombril, from Latin umbilīcus, navel;
2. omphalos, from Greek omphalos, navel.

[Pokorny 1. (enebh‑) 314.]

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