Where does “snȳtan” come from?

snȳtan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *snūtijan, from Proto-Germanic snūtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

snȳtan (Old English): to clear or blow the nose

Definitions

  1. to clear or blow the nose

Ancestry of “snȳtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*snūtijanto blow one's 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

Words derived from “snȳtan”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →