Where does “Bauernschnäuzer” come from?

Bauernschnäuzer (German) comes from German schnäuzen, from Middle High German sniuzen, from Old High German snūzen, from Proto-Germanic snūtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Bauernschnäuzer (German): air hanky, bushman's hanky

Definitions

  1. air hanky, bushman's hanky

Ancestry of “Bauernschnäuzer”, step by step

Bauernschnäuzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schnäuzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnäuzento blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose)
2Middle High Germansniuzen
3Old High Germansnūzen
4Proto-Germanicsnūtijanąto blow one's nose
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via German bauer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbauerfarmer male or of unspecified gender
2Germanbauento build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely
3Middle High Germanbūwento build
4Old High Germanbūanto build
5Proto-West Germanic*būan
6Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Chichewa iye
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