Where does “nose” come from?
nose (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.
nose (Middle English): nose
Ancestry of “nose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | nous | Alternative form of nos |
| 2 | Latin | nōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nōs | we |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
Words derived from “nose”