Where does “schnäizen” come from?

schnäizen (Luxembourgish) 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.

schnäizen (Luxembourgish): to blow one's nose

Definitions

  1. to blow one's nose

Ancestry of “schnäizen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansniuzen—
2Old High Germansnūzen—
3Proto-Germanicsnūtijanąto blow one's nose
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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