Where does “nys” come from?

nys (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nyse, from Old Norse hnjósa, from Proto-Germanic hneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- — to sneeze.

nys (Norwegian Nynorsk): sneeze; present of nyse

Definitions

  1. sneeze; present of nyse

Ancestry of “nys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknyseto sneeze
2Old Norsehnjósato sneeze
3Proto-Germanichneusanąto sneeze
4Proto-Indo-European(s)knus-to sneeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hneusaną →Every word from Old Norse hnjósa →