Where does “Noss” come from?
Noss (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
Noss (Luxembourgish): nut
Ancestry of “Noss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | nuz | nut; use |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | nut |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
Words derived from “Noss”