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

  1. sneezing stimulus, sneezing irritation

Ancestry of “Niesreiz”, step by step

Niesreiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German niesen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanniesento sneeze
2Middle High Germanniesento sneeze
3Old High Germanniosanto sneeze
4Proto-West Germanichneusanto sneeze
5Proto-Germanichneusanąto sneeze
6Proto-Indo-European(s)knus-to sneeze

via German Reiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReizstimulus; charm, appeal
2Germanreizento irritate; to excite; to tease, tantalize
3Middle High Germanreizen
4Old High Germanreiʒen
5Proto-Germanic*raitijanąto stir, to irritate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus-Every word from Proto-Germanic hneusanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hneusan