Nachen

Meaning

small boat used on inland waters

Concepts

boat

⛵

lifeboat

Synonyms

Barke

Boot

⛵

Jolle

Ruderboot

🚣

Dingi

Beiboot

Dinghy

Floßsack

Translations

boot

⛵

bark

hulk

schuit

pink

barque

ka’ravi

’plio

مرْكب

petit canoe

youyou

bateau à rames

esquif

nacelle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnaxən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: nache

Inherited from Old High German: nahho

Cognate with Dutch: aak

Cognate with Old English: naca

Cognate with Old Norse: nǫkkvi

In summary

From Middle High German nache (“small boat”), from Old High German nahho, from Proto-Germanic *nakwô. Cognates include Dutch aak (“barque”), Old English naca and Old Norse nǫkkvi