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Where does “Schnabel” come from?

Schnabel (German) comes from Middle High German snabel, from Old High German snabul, from Proto-Germanic snabulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Schnabel (German): beak, bill, pecker; mouth of a person; spout

Definitions

  1. beak, bill, pecker; mouth of a person; spout

Ancestry of “Schnabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansnabel—
2Old High Germansnabul—
3Proto-Germanicsnabulazsnout; muzzle; mouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “Schnabel”

  • Schnabelwal
  • schnabelförmig
  • Goldschnabelralle
  • Schnabeltier
  • Grünschnabel
  • grünschnäblig
  • snabel
  • snabel
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