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Where does “NIB” come from?

NIB (English) comes from English neb, from Middle English neb, from Old English nebb, from Proto-Germanic nabją — beak; nose.

NIB (English): Of a product that is the subject of a consumer...

Definitions

  1. Of a product that is the subject of a consumer...

Ancestry of “NIB”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnebA bird's beak or bill; A person's mouth; A...
2Middle Englishnebface, nose
3Old Englishnebbneb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose
4Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose
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