Where does “nosethirl” come from?
nosethirl (Middle English) comes from Old English nosþyrel, from Old English nosu, from Proto-Germanic *nosu.
Ancestry of “nosethirl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | nosþyrel | — |
| 2 | Old English | nosu | nose |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *nosu | — |
Words derived from “nosethirl”