Where does “nes” come from?

nes (Faroese) comes from Old Norse nes, from Proto-Germanic nasją, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s — nose.

nes (Faroese): a headland, a cape, a ness projecting to the sea...

Definitions

  1. a headland, a cape, a ness projecting to the sea...

Ancestry of “nes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenesheadland
2Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasją →Every word from Old Norse nes →