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Nabelschnur.

umbilical cord

11 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnaːbəlˌʃnuːɐ̯/
  1. umbilical cord

    feminine
Where this word comes from

18th century, from Nabel (“navel”) + Schnur (“cord, string”). In Old and Middle High German, the word for “navel” was used in this sense on its own, though it is possible that similar compounds were already formed on occasion.

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