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Where does “Nasenloch” come from?

Nasenloch (German) comes from German loch, from English loch, from Middle English lough, from Scottish Gaelic loch, from Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic loku, from Proto-Indo-European lókus — pond, pool.

Nasenloch (German): nostril

Definitions

  1. nostril

Ancestry of “Nasenloch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanloch—
2EnglishlochA lake; A bay or arm of the sea; Alternative form...
3Middle Englishloughlake; loch
4Scottish Gaeliclochlake; arm of the sea; fjord
5Old Irishlochlake; inlet of the sea; black, dark
6Proto-Celticlokulake, pool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlókuspond, pool
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