Where does “ness” come from?

ness (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic nasją, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s — nose.

ness (Old English): promontory, cape, peninsula

Definitions

  1. promontory, cape, peninsula

Ancestry of “ness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasją →