Where does “nosethirl” come from?

nosethirl (English) comes from Middle English nosethirl, from Old English nosþyrel, from Old English nosu, from Proto-Germanic *nosu.

nosethirl (English): A nostril

Definitions

  1. A nostril

Ancestry of “nosethirl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnosethirlnostril
2Old Englishnosþyrelnostril
3Old Englishnosunose
4Proto-Germanic*nosu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *nosu →