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
- air hanky, bushman's hanky
Ancestry of “Bauernschnäuzer”, step by step
Bauernschnäuzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schnäuzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schnäuzen | to blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) |
| 2 | Middle High German | sniuzen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | snūzen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snūtijaną | to blow one's nose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German bauer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bauer | farmer male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | German | bauen | to build; to construct; to roll a joint; to rely |
| 3 | Middle High German | būwen | to build |
| 4 | Old High German | būan | to build |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |