Where does “Spürnase” come from?

Spürnase (German) comes from German spüren, from Middle High German spüren, from Old High German spurien, from Proto-Germanic spurjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Spürnase (German): (good) nose

Definitions

  1. (good) nose

Ancestry of “Spürnase”, step by step

Spürnase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German spüren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspürento sense
2Middle High Germanspüren
3Old High Germanspurien
4Proto-Germanicspurjanąto feel, touch; to study; to search; to examine;...
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

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
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti