Where does “snottebel” come from?

snottebel (Dutch) comes from Dutch bel, from Middle Dutch belle, from Old Dutch bella, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

snottebel (Dutch): snot, especially that is visible on someone's nose

Definitions

  1. snot, especially that is visible on someone's nose

Ancestry of “snottebel”, step by step

snottebel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbelbell; segment of a rattlesnake's rattle; bubble
2Middle Dutchbelle
3Old Dutchbella
4Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Dutch snot

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