Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “næb” come from?

næb (Danish) comes from Old Norse nebbi, from Proto-Germanic nabją — beak; nose.

næb (Danish): beak, bill

Definitions

  1. beak, bill

Ancestry of “næb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenebbi—
2Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose
Every word from Proto-Germanic nabją →