Where does “šnautser” come from?

šnautser (Estonian) comes from German schnäuzer, from German Schnauze, from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.

šnautser (Estonian): schnauzer

Definitions

  1. schnauzer

Ancestry of “šnautser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnäuzer—
2GermanSchnauzesnout; muzzle; shut up!
3Middle Low Germansnûte—
4Old Dutchsnūt—
5Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout
Every word from Proto-Germanic snūtaz →Every word from Old Dutch snūt →Every word from Middle Low German snûte →