Where does “snoot” come from?

snoot (English) comes from Scots snoot, from Middle English snowte, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.

snoot (English): An elitist individual; one who looks down upon...

Definitions

  1. An elitist individual; one who looks down upon...

Ancestry of “snoot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotssnootsnout, face, head; a projecting point of land;...
2Middle EnglishsnowteAn animal's snout or trunk; The nose of a person;...
3Old Dutchsnūt—
4Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout

Words derived from “snoot”

Every word from Proto-Germanic snūtaz →Every word from Old Dutch snūt →Every word from Middle English snowte →
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