Where does “nesch” come from?

nesch (Middle English) comes from Old English hnesċe, from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwī, from Proto-Germanic hnaskuz, from Proto-Indo-European knēs-.

Ancestry of “nesch”, step by step

nesch traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hnesċe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhnesċesoft; delicate, tender
2Proto-West Germanichnaskwīsoft
3Proto-Germanichnaskuzsoft, tender, yielding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknēs-—

via Old English hnæsċe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhnæsċesoft, tender, mild; weak, delicate; slack,...

via Old English hnysċe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhnysċe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European knēs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnaskuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwī →