Where does “nase” come from?
nase (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse nasar, from Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.
nase (Norwegian Nynorsk): nose; to smell, sniff; to nose
Definitions
- nose; to smell, sniff; to nose
Ancestry of “nase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | nasar | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | nǫs | nose |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nasō | nose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nasō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |
Words derived from “nase”