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Where does “nōse” come from?

nōse (Middle English) comes from Old French nous, from Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic nōs, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

nōse (Middle English): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “nōse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchnousAlternative form of nos
2Latinnōs—
3Proto-Italicnōswe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “nōse”

  • nosegay
  • nosegayed
  • nōsegai
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