Where does “נאָזלאָך” come from?

נאָזלאָך (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish נאָז, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

נאָזלאָך (Yiddish): nostril

Definitions

  1. nostril

Ancestry of “נאָזלאָך”, step by step

נאָזלאָך traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish נאָז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנאָזnose; toe of a shoe
2Old High Germannasanose
3Proto-West Germanic*nasunose
4Proto-Germanicnasōnose
5Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Yiddish לאָך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלאָךhole
2Middle High Germanloch—
3Old High Germanlohforest; hole
4Proto-West Germaniclokshutter, lock; hole
5Proto-Germaniclukąlock; shutter; opening, aperture, hole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasō →