Where does “snyte” come from?

snyte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse snýta, from Proto-Germanic snūtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

snyte (Norwegian Nynorsk): to cheat, dupe, swindle

Definitions

  1. to cheat, dupe, swindle

Ancestry of “snyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnýtato blow one's nose; to blow the nose
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
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →