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Where does “Snute” come from?

Snute (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.

Ancestry of “Snute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansnûte—
2Old Dutchsnūt—
3Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout

Words derived from “Snute”

  • Schnute
Every word from Proto-Germanic snūtaz →