Where does “snootful” come from?
snootful (English) comes from English snoot, from Scots snoot, from Middle English snowte, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.
snootful (English): A noseful; A significant ingested quantity of an...
Definitions
- A noseful; A significant ingested quantity of an...
Ancestry of “snootful”, step by step
snootful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English snoot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snoot | An elitist individual; one who looks down upon... |
| 2 | Scots | snoot | snout, face, head; a projecting point of land;... |
| 3 | Middle English | snowte | An animal's snout or trunk; The nose of a person;... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | snūt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snūtaz | snout |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |