Where does “nesethirl” come from?

nesethirl (Middle English) comes from Old English næsþyrel, from Old English næs, from Proto-Germanic nasją, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s — nose.

nesethirl (Middle English): nostril

Definitions

  1. nostril

Ancestry of “nesethirl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnæsþyrel—
2Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose

Words derived from “nesethirl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasją →Every word from Old English næs →