Where does “Rotznase” come from?

Rotznase (German) comes 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.

Rotznase (German): runny nose

Definitions

  1. runny nose

Ancestry of “Rotznase”, step by step

Rotznase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nase

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

via German Rotz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRotzsnot; glanders
2Middle High Germanrotz—
3Old High Germanroz—
4Proto-West Germanic*hrott—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasō →