Where does “Niesreiz” come from?
Niesreiz (German) comes from German niesen, from Middle High German niesen, from Old High German niosan, from Proto-West Germanic hneusan, from Proto-Germanic hneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- — to sneeze.
Niesreiz (German): sneezing stimulus, sneezing irritation
Definitions
- sneezing stimulus, sneezing irritation
Ancestry of “Niesreiz”, step by step
Niesreiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German niesen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | niesen | to sneeze |
| 2 | Middle High German | niesen | to sneeze |
| 3 | Old High German | niosan | to sneeze |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hneusan | to sneeze |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hneusaną | to sneeze |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)knus- | to sneeze |
via German Reiz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reiz | stimulus; charm, appeal |
| 2 | German | reizen | to irritate; to excite; to tease, tantalize |
| 3 | Middle High German | reizen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | reiʒen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *raitijaną | to stir, to irritate |