Where does “snute” come from?

snute (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German snûte, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.

snute (Norwegian Nynorsk): a muzzle, nose, snout

Definitions

  1. a muzzle, nose, snout

Ancestry of “snute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansnûte—
2Old Dutchsnūt—
3Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout
Every word from Proto-Germanic snūtaz →Every word from Old Dutch snūt →Every word from Middle Low German snûte →