Where does “nes” come from?

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

nes (Old Norse): headland

Definitions

  1. headland

Ancestry of “nes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose

Words derived from “nes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasją →