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
- To sneeze, exhale explosively
Ancestry of “niezen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | niesen | to sneeze |
| 2 | Old Dutch | niesan | to sneeze |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hneusan | to sneeze |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hneusaną | to sneeze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)knus- | to sneeze |
Words derived from “niezen”