Where does “nesche” come from?
nesche (Middle English) comes from Old English hnesċe, from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwī, from Proto-Germanic hnaskuz, from Proto-Indo-European knēs-.
Ancestry of “nesche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hnesċe | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hnaskwī | soft |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hnaskuz | soft, tender, yielding |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | knēs- | — |
Words derived from “nesche”