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
- beak, bill, pecker; mouth of a person; spout
Ancestry of “Schnabel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | snabel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | snabul | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snabulaz | snout; muzzle; mouth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
Words derived from “Schnabel”