Where does “sniuzen” come from?

sniuzen (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “sniuzen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sniuzen”

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