From earlier nosthril, nosethrill, from Middle English nostril, nostrel, nosterl, nosthirl, nosethril, nosethirl, noosthril, nosethyrl, nosethurl, nesethirl, nesthyrylle, nasethirl, nesethrull, from Old English nosþȳrel, equivalent to nose + thirl. Compare Old Frisian nosterle, modern West Frisian noaster. Compare also Middle Low German noster, from Proto-Germanic *nustriz.
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