Where does “snertvent” come from?

snertvent (Dutch) comes from Dutch vent, from Middle Dutch vent — hero; man.

snertvent (Dutch): a tosser, an objectionable male

Definitions

  1. a tosser, an objectionable male

Ancestry of “snertvent”, step by step

snertvent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchventchap, fellow
2Middle Dutchventhero; man

via Dutch snert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnertpea soup; nonsense; goopy mess, gunk
Every word from Middle Dutch ventEvery word from Dutch vent