nobh-

Also ombh-. Navel; later also “central knob,” boss of a shield, hub of a wheel. Oldest form *ə₃nobh-, variant *ə₃ombh- (< *ə₃onbh-).

1.

a. nave², from Old English nafu, nafa, hub of a wheel;

b. 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.

2. Variant form *ombh-. umbo, from Latin umbō, boss of a shield.

3. Suffixed form *nobh-alo-. navel, from Old English nafela, navel, from Germanic *nabalō.

4. Suffixed variant form *ombh-alo-.

a. umbilicus; nombril, from Latin umbilīcus, navel;

b. omphalos, from Greek omphalos, navel.

 

[Pokorny 1. (enebh-) 314.]

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