Etymology of the English word nose
the English word
nosederived from the Old French word
nosderived from the Latin word
nodus (knot; knot; node)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ned-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nas-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*nususDerivations in English
bladdernose,
bottlenose,
bullnose,
hooknose,
noseband,
nosecount,
nosedive,
nosepiece,
nosewheel,
nosewing,
nosing,
nosy,
tubenose,
shovelnose,
snotnosed,
nozzle,
nuzzle,
nosegay,
noose,
nosedCognates
Danish
næse, Dutch
neus, French
nez, German
Nase, Icelandic
nef, Icelandic
nös, Italian
naso, Latin
nasus, Lithuanian
nosis, Nynorsk
nase, Polish
nos, Provençal
nas, Riksmal
nese, Russian
нoc, Swedish
näsa, Yiddish
nozUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
