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Where does “snotneus” come from?

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

snotneus (Dutch): A snotty, running nose, often symptomatic of a...

Definitions

  1. A snotty, running nose, often symptomatic of a...

Ancestry of “snotneus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnotsnot, nasal mucus
2Middle Dutchsnottesnot
3Old Dutchsnotto—
4Proto-GermanicsnuttuzNasal mucus; snot
5Proto-Germanicsnuþnúz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnāw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snāw- →