Where does “nös” come from?

nös (Swedish) comes from Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

nös (Swedish): a nose of an animal (compare näsa)

Definitions

  1. a nose of an animal (compare näsa)

Ancestry of “nös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenǫsnose
2Proto-Germanicnasōnose
3Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

Words derived from “nös”

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