Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/nosu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps an ablaut variant of *nasō (“nose”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s (“nose”); however, this Proto-Indo-European root cannot be the direct ancestor of *nusō as that would leave the *u unexplained. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*nosu f

1. nose

Related terms

• *nasiz

Derived terms

• *nustriz (“nostril”)

Descendants

• Old English: nosu
  • Middle English: nose, nosse, noose
    • Scots: nos, nose, nois
    • English: nose
• Old Frisian: nosi, nose
  • North Frisian: nös
  • Saterland Frisian: Noose
  • West Frisian: noas
• Old Saxon: *nosa
  • Middle Low German: nōse
    • German Low German: Nöös
• Old Dutch: *nosa
  • Middle Dutch: nose, nuese (with unexpected umlaut)
    • Dutch: neus
      • Afrikaans: neus