Where does “nose” come from?
nose (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.
nose (Old Frisian): nose
Ancestry of “nose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | nasō | nose |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | nasō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |
Words derived from “nose”