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Where does “nebb” come from?

nebb (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic nabją — beak; nose.

nebb (Old English): neb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose

Definitions

  1. neb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose

Ancestry of “nebb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose

Words derived from “nebb”

  • nipple
  • nib
  • neb
  • nibbed
  • nippled
  • nipplelike
  • nipplewort
  • nebby
  • nebbie
  • nippleless
  • nipply
  • Nipplegate
  • nibless
  • unnibbed
  • purple nurple
  • denib
  • nipplegasm
  • benippled
  • nypil
  • neb-nose
  • neple
  • neble
  • niblike
  • unnippled
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