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
snuff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English snoffe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | snoffe | — |