Where does “neb-nose” come from?

neb-nose (English) comes from English nose, from Middle English nōse, from Old French nous, from Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic nōs, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

neb-nose (English): A busybody

Definitions

  1. A busybody

Ancestry of “neb-nose”, step by step

neb-nose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnoseA protuberance on the face housing the nostrils,...
2Middle Englishnōsenose
3Old FrenchnousAlternative form of nos
4Latinnōswe, us
5Proto-Italicnōswe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via English neb

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéyEvery word from Proto-Italic nōs
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