Where does “snot” come from?

snot (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch snotte, from Old Dutch snotto, from Proto-Germanic snuttuz, from Proto-Germanic snuþnúz, from Proto-Indo-European snāw-.

snot (Dutch): snot, nasal mucus

Definitions

  1. snot, nasal mucus

Ancestry of “snot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsnottesnot
2Old Dutchsnotto—
3Proto-GermanicsnuttuzNasal mucus; snot
4Proto-Germanicsnuþnúz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnāw-—

Words derived from “snot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snāw- →