From nuwd a nodding or toss (of the head in derision) -- shaking.
see HEBREW nuwd
H4493. manod
[מָנוֺד] noun [masculine] a shaking, wagging; — only construct ראֹשׁ מְנוֺד Psalm 44:15 object of head-shaking, in derision (of Israel; "" מָשָׁל; 44:14 קֶלֶס לַעַג, חֶרְמָּה,).
נוהּ (probably √ of following, si vera lectio, compare Arabic () be high, eminent).