Where does “snotte” come from?

snotte (Middle English) comes from Old English ġesnot, from Proto-Germanic snuttuz, from Proto-Germanic snuþnúz, from Proto-Indo-European snāw-.

snotte (Middle English): Alternative form of snot

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of snot

Ancestry of “snotte”, step by step

snotte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġesnot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġesnotnasal mucus; snot
2Proto-GermanicsnuttuzNasal mucus; snot
3Proto-Germanicsnuþnúz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnāw-—

via Old English snott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsnott—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snāw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snuþnúz →Every word from Proto-Germanic snuttuz →