Where does “nose” come from?

Nose comes from Middle English nose, from Old English nosu, from Latin nodus, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- to the root néh₂s-.

nose (English): A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils,...

Definitions

  1. A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils,...

Ancestry of “nose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnōsenose
2Old FrenchnousAlternative form of nos
3Latinnōswe, us
4Proto-Italicnōswe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “nose

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂