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

Definitions

  1. To sneeze

Ancestry of “neeze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnesen—
2Old Englishhnēosanto sneeze
3Proto-West Germanichneusanto sneeze
4Proto-Germanichneusanąto sneeze
5Proto-Indo-European(s)knus-to sneeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hneusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneusan →