Etymograph

English

Nephthys

Nephthys comes from Ancient Greek Νέφθυς, and goes back to Egyptian nbt-ḥwt.

  1. Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEnbt-ḥwt
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝέφθυςNéphthus
  3. EnglishtodayNephthys

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEnbt-ḥwt
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝέφθυςNéphthus
  3. EnglishtodayNephthys

Every English word from Egyptian nbt-ḥwt

Today it means

name An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Set and sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set, worshiped as a protective goddess and nurse of the pharaoh and associated with funerary rites and the transition from life to death.

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