Where does “nies” come from?

nies (Dutch) comes from Dutch niezen, from Middle Dutch niesen, from Old Dutch niesan, from Proto-West Germanic hneusan, from Proto-Germanic hneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- — to sneeze.

nies (Dutch): sneeze

Definitions

  1. sneeze

Ancestry of “nies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchniezenTo sneeze, exhale explosively
2Middle Dutchniesento sneeze
3Old Dutchniesanto sneeze
4Proto-West Germanichneusanto sneeze
5Proto-Germanichneusanąto sneeze
6Proto-Indo-European(s)knus-to sneeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hneusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneusan →