Where does “schnäuzen” come from?
schnäuzen (German) comes 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.
schnäuzen (German): to blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose)
Definitions
- to blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose)
Ancestry of “schnäuzen”, step by step
schnäuzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German sniuzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | sniuzen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | snūzen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snūtijaną | to blow one's nose |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |