Where does “schnauzer” come from?

schnauzer (English) comes from German schnäuzer, from German Schnauze, from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.

schnauzer (English): A dog of a particular breed originating in...

Definitions

  1. A dog of a particular breed originating in...

Ancestry of “schnauzer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnäuzer—
2GermanSchnauzesnout; muzzle; shut up!
3Middle Low Germansnûte—
4Old Dutchsnūt—
5Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout

Words derived from “schnauzer”

Every word from Proto-Germanic snūtaz →Every word from Old Dutch snūt →Every word from Middle Low German snûte →
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