Where does “Nasenbeinbruch” come from?

Nasenbeinbruch (German) comes from German Nasenbein, from German nase, from Middle High German nase, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

Nasenbeinbruch (German): broken nose

Definitions

  1. broken nose

Ancestry of “Nasenbeinbruch”, step by step

Nasenbeinbruch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nasenbein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNasenbeinnasal bone; nose bridge
2Germannasenose
3Middle High Germannasenose
4Old High Germannasanose
5Proto-West Germanic*nasunose
6Proto-Germanicnasōnose
7Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via German brūch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrūchbreak, breaking, breach, fracture, rupture
2Middle High Germanbrūch—
3Old High Germanbrūhuse
4Proto-West Germanicbrukibreak
5Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasō →