Where does “nesh” come from?

nesh (English) comes from Middle English nesh, from Old English hnesċe, from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwī, from Proto-Germanic hnaskuz, from Proto-Indo-European knēs-.

nesh (English): Soft; tender; sensitive; yielding; Delicate;...

Definitions

  1. Soft; tender; sensitive; yielding; Delicate;...

Ancestry of “nesh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnesh—
2Old Englishhnesċesoft; delicate, tender
3Proto-West Germanichnaskwīsoft
4Proto-Germanichnaskuzsoft, tender, yielding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknēs-—

Words derived from “nesh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European knēs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnaskuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwī →