Where does “snuff” come from?
Snuff comes from Dutch snuffen, meaning to sniff or snuffle, though the exact semantic path to the English sense remains unclear.
snuff (English): Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for...
Definitions
- Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for...
Ancestry of “snuff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | snuf | smell, odor; snuff, sniffle |
| 2 | Dutch | snuffen | to snuff |
Words derived from “snuff”