Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nusō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Noun

*nusō f

nose

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *nusō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*nusō	*nusôz
vocative	*nusō	*nusôz
accusative	*nusǭ	*nusōz
genitive	*nusōz	*nusǫ̂
dative	*nusōi	*nusōmaz
instrumental	*nusō	*nusōmiz

Related terms

*nasiz

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

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