Where does “snuiveren” come from?

snuiveren (Dutch) comes from Dutch snuiver, from Dutch snuiven, from Middle Dutch snuyven, from Old Dutch snūvan, from Proto-Germanic sneufaną — to sniff, to snort.

snuiveren (Dutch): to sail at periscope depth by means of a snorkel

Definitions

  1. to sail at periscope depth by means of a snorkel

Ancestry of “snuiveren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchsnuiverOne who sniffs or insufflates; An exhaust or...
2Dutchsnuivento sniff
3Middle Dutchsnuyven—
4Old Dutchsnūvan—
5Proto-Germanicsneufanąto sniff, to snort
Every word from Proto-Germanic sneufaną →Every word from Old Dutch snūvan →Every word from Middle Dutch snuyven →