Where does “schnäuzer” come from?

schnäuzer (German) comes from German Schnauze, from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.

Ancestry of “schnäuzer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnauzesnout; muzzle; shut up!
2Middle Low Germansnûte—
3Old Dutchsnūt—
4Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout

Words derived from “schnäuzer”

Every word from Proto-Germanic snūtaz →Every word from Old Dutch snūt →Every word from Middle Low German snûte →
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