Where does “niezen” come from?

niezen (Dutch) comes 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.

niezen (Dutch): To sneeze, exhale explosively

Definitions

  1. To sneeze, exhale explosively

Ancestry of “niezen”, step by step

niezen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch niesen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchniesento sneeze
2Old Dutchniesanto sneeze
3Proto-West Germanichneusanto sneeze
4Proto-Germanichneusanąto sneeze
5Proto-Indo-European(s)knus-to sneeze

via Old High German nioȥan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannioȥanto use, to make use of
2Proto-West Germanic*neutanto use, to make use of
3Proto-Germanicneutanąto use, to make use of; to enjoy
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

Words derived from “niezen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hneusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneusan →