Where does “neuspeuteren” come from?

neuspeuteren (Dutch) comes from Dutch neus, from Middle Dutch nose, from Old Dutch nosa, from Proto-Germanic *nosu.

neuspeuteren (Dutch): to nose-pick

Definitions

  1. to nose-pick

Ancestry of “neuspeuteren”, step by step

neuspeuteren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch neus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchneusnose; Jew, kike
2Middle Dutchnose—
3Old Dutchnosa—
4Proto-Germanic*nosu—

via Dutch peuteren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpeuterento poke around
Every word from Proto-Germanic *nosu →Every word from Old Dutch nosa →Every word from Middle Dutch nose →