Where does “nosotros” come from?
nosotros (Spanish) comes from Latin otros, from Norwegian Nynorsk os, from Old Norse óss, from Proto-Germanic ansuz, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
nosotros (Spanish): we; locative of nosotros
Definitions
- we; locative of nosotros
Ancestry of “nosotros”, step by step
nosotros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin otros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | otros | — |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | os | an outlet, estuary, river mouth (where a river runs out of a lake, or enters a lake or the ocean) |
| 3 | Old Norse | óss | mouth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ansuz | deity, god; name of the A-rune |
| 5 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |