Where does “neusgat” come from?

neusgat (Dutch) comes from Dutch gat, from Middle Dutch gat, from Old Dutch gat, from Proto-Germanic gatą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom.

neusgat (Dutch): nostril

Definitions

  1. nostril

Ancestry of “neusgat”, step by step

neusgat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgatgap, hole; godforsaken place, hamlet; port
2Middle Dutchgat—
3Old Dutchgat—
4Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—

via Dutch neus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchneusnose; Jew, kike
2Middle Dutchnose—
3Old Dutchnosa—
4Proto-Germanic*nosu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰodom →