Where does “kvitnos” come from?

kvitnos (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nos, from Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

kvitnos (Norwegian Nynorsk): a white-beaked dolphin, "Lagenorhynchus...

Definitions

  1. a white-beaked dolphin, "Lagenorhynchus...

Ancestry of “kvitnos”, step by step

kvitnos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk nos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknosnose; steep protruding point on a mountain
2Old Norsenǫsnose
3Proto-Germanicnasōnose
4Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Norwegian Nynorsk kvit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvitwhite
2Old Norsehvítrwhite
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasō →