Where does “snusdåse” come from?
snusdåse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk snus, from Swedish snusa, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.
snusdåse (Norwegian Nynorsk): a snuffbox
Ancestry of “snusdåse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | snus | snuff |
| 2 | Swedish | snusa | to use snus |
| 3 | Old Dutch | snūt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snūtaz | snout |