Where does “Triefnase” come from?

Triefnase (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.

Triefnase (German): runny nose

Definitions

  1. runny nose

Ancestry of “Triefnase”, step by step

Triefnase 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 triefen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantriefento drip heavily; to be so wet that a large volume...
2Old High Germantriufan—
3Proto-West Germanic*dreupanto drip, trickle
4Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasō →