Where does “Schnauze” come from?
Schnauze (German) comes from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.
Schnauze (German): snout; muzzle; shut up!
Ancestry of “Schnauze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | snûte | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | snūt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snūtaz | snout |
Words derived from “Schnauze”