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Where does “nese” come from?

nese (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

nese (Norwegian Bokmål): a nose

Definitions

  1. a nose

Ancestry of “nese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnasōnose
2Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

Words derived from “nese”

  • neshorn
  • panserneshorn
  • nesebor
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