Etymograph

English

hard-nose

From hard + nose.

A compound of hard + nose

Proto-Germanic *harduz

Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī)

Old English heard ‘hard’

Middle English hard

English hard

Proto-West Germanic *nosu

Old English nosu

Middle English nose

English nose

Today it means

noun A hard-nosed person; one who is tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hard-nose