Where does “nosþyrel” come from?

nosþyrel (Old English) comes from Old English nosu, from Proto-Germanic *nosu.

nosþyrel (Old English): nostril

Definitions

  1. nostril

Ancestry of “nosþyrel”, step by step

nosþyrel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English nosu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnosunose
2Proto-Germanic*nosu—

via Old English þȳrel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþȳrelhole

Words derived from “nosþyrel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *nosu →Every word from Old English nosu →