nauger

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English nafugār, from Proto-West Germanic *nabugaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz; equivalent to nave (“hub of a wheel”) +‎ gor (“spear”).

Cognate with Old Saxon navugēr, Old High German nabagēr, Old Norse nafarr. Forms without initial n- are due to reanalysis of a nauger as an auger.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nauger (plural naugers)

  1. auger (carpenter's tool)[2]

Descendants

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  • English: auger

References

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  1. ^ Jordan, Richard (1974)  Eugene Crook, transl., Handbook of the Middle English Grammar: Phonology (Janua Linguarum; 214)‎[1], The Hague: Mouton & Co. N.V., →DOI, § 171, page 161.
  2. ^ “nauger, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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