Where does “schnaps” come from?
schnaps (French) comes from German Schnaps, from Low German Snapps.
schnaps (French): schnapps
Ancestry of “schnaps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Schnaps | spirit, booze, hard liquor |
| 2 | Low German | Snapps | — |