Where does “neus” come from?
neus (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch neus, from Middle Dutch nose, from Old Dutch nosa, from Proto-Germanic *nosu.
neus (Afrikaans): nose
Ancestry of “neus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | neus | nose; Jew, kike |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nose | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | nosa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *nosu | — |