Where does “Naas” come from?

Naas (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch nase, from Old Dutch *nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

Naas (Limburgish): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “Naas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnase—
2Old Dutch*nasanose
3Proto-West Germanic*nasunose
4Proto-Germanicnasōnose
5Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasō →