Where does “schnozz” come from?

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

schnozz (English): Nose

Definitions

  1. Nose

Ancestry of “schnozz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schnozz”

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