Where does “naas” come from?

naas (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian nose, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

naas (North Frisian): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “naas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiannosenose
2Proto-Germanicnasōnose
3Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasō →