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German
Etymology
From Middle High German nabel, nabele, from Old High German nabalo, from Proto-West Germanic *nabulō, from Proto-Germanic *nabalô, ultimatively from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl.
Pronunciation
Noun
Nabel m (strong, genitive Nabels, plural Nabel)
- (anatomy) navel; bellybutton
- (figurative) centre; middle
- Nabel der Welt ― centre of the world
Usage notes
- (navel): Although the simplex is not rare, the commoner word in contemporary German is the compound Bauchnabel.
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