Where does “snotrag” come from?

snotrag (English) comes from English snot, from English -ery, from French -erie, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

snotrag (English): A handkerchief

Definitions

  1. A handkerchief

Ancestry of “snotrag”, step by step

snotrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English snot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnotMucus, especially mucus from the nose; A...
2English-eryAdded to nouns to form other nouns meaning the...
3French-eriedenoting a shop selling a certain product;...
4Old French-erieused to form feminine nouns
5Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English rag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishragTattered clothes; A piece of old cloth; a...
2Middle Englishraggerag, cloth scrap; cloth strip, band of fabric;...
3Old Englishragg
4Old Norserǫggshagginess; tuft; tuft, shagginess; tuft;...
5Proto-Germanicrūhazrough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós