Where does “nasa” come from?

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

nasa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to smell, sniff; to nose

Definitions

  1. to smell, sniff; to nose

Ancestry of “nasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknasenose; to smell, sniff; to nose
2Old Norsenasar—
3Old Norsenǫsnose
4Proto-Germanicnasōnose
5Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasō →