Where does “snus” come from?
snus (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Swedish snusa, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.
snus (Norwegian Nynorsk): snuff
Ancestry of “snus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snusa | to use snus |
| 2 | Old Dutch | snūt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snūtaz | snout |
Words derived from “snus”