Where does “nos” come from?
nos (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.
nos (Norwegian Nynorsk): nose; steep protruding point on a mountain
Definitions
- nose; steep protruding point on a mountain
Ancestry of “nos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | nǫs | nose |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nasō | nose |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nasō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |