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Where does “neb” come from?

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

neb (English): A bird's beak or bill; A person's mouth; A...

Definitions

  1. A bird's beak or bill; A person's mouth; A...

Ancestry of “neb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnebface, nose
2Old Englishnebbneb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose
3Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose

Words derived from “neb”

  • nipple
  • nib
  • nibbed
  • nippled
  • nipplelike
  • nipplewort
  • nebby
  • nebbie
  • nippleless
  • nipply
  • Nipplegate
  • nibless
  • unnibbed
  • purple nurple
  • denib
  • nipplegasm
  • benippled
  • nypil
  • neb-nose
  • neple
  • neble
  • niblike
  • unnippled
  • ниппель
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