Where does “Näslund” come from?

Näslund (Swedish) comes from Swedish näs, from Middle Low German nase, from Old Saxon nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

Ancestry of “Näslund”, step by step

Näslund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish näs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnässpit (of land), isthmus
2Middle Low Germannase—
3Old Saxonnasa—
4Proto-West Germanic*nasunose
5Proto-Germanicnasōnose
6Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Swedish lund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlunda grove
2Old Swedishlunder—
3Old Norselundrgrove, clump of trees; a tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasō →