Where does “schnoz” come from?

schnoz (English) comes from English schnozz, from Yiddish שנויץ, from German Schnauze, from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.

schnoz (English): Alternative form of schnozz

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of schnozz

Ancestry of “schnoz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishschnozzNose
2Yiddishשנויץsnout
3GermanSchnauzesnout; muzzle; shut up!
4Middle Low Germansnûte—
5Old Dutchsnūt—
6Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout
Every word from Proto-Germanic snūtaz →Every word from Old Dutch snūt →Every word from Middle Low German snûte →