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Where does “neble” come from?

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

Ancestry of “neble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnibThe tip of a pen or tool that touches the...
2EnglishnebA bird's beak or bill; A person's mouth; A...
3Middle Englishnebface, nose
4Old Englishnebbneb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose
5Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose

Words derived from “neble”

  • nipple
  • nippled
  • nipplelike
  • nipplewort
  • nippleless
  • nipply
  • Nipplegate
  • nipplegasm
  • benippled
  • purple nurple
  • unnippled
  • ниппель
  • nippel
  • nippel
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