Where does “neuzen” come from?

neuzen (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

neuzen (Dutch): to browse, to peruse; to snoop, to peek, to peep

Definitions

  1. to browse, to peruse; to snoop, to peek, to peep

Ancestry of “neuzen”, step by step

neuzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch neus

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

Words derived from “neuzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →