Where does “nes” come from?

nes (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nesse, from Old Dutch nesse, from Proto-Germanic nasją, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s — nose.

nes (Dutch): headland, spit

Definitions

  1. headland, spit

Ancestry of “nes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnesse—
2Old Dutchnesse—
3Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose

Words derived from “nes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasją →Every word from Old Dutch nesse →