Where does “neeze” come from?
neeze (English) comes from Middle English nesen, from Old English hnēosan, from Proto-West Germanic hneusan, from Proto-Germanic hneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- — to sneeze.
neeze (English): To sneeze
Ancestry of “neeze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | nesen | — |
| 2 | Old English | hnēosan | to sneeze |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hneusan | to sneeze |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hneusaną | to sneeze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)knus- | to sneeze |