Where does “Nueslach” come from?
Nueslach (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Nues, 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.
Nueslach (Luxembourgish): nostril
Ancestry of “Nueslach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Nues | nose |
| 2 | Old High German | nasa | nose |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *nasu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasō | nose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nasō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |