Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “snott” come from?

snott (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic snuttuz, from Proto-Germanic snuþnúz, from Proto-Indo-European snāw-.

Ancestry of “snott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicsnuttuzNasal mucus; snot
2Proto-Germanicsnuþnúz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnāw-—

Words derived from “snott”

  • snot
  • snotty
  • snottily
  • snottiness
  • snotnose
  • snotrag
  • snottie
  • snotlike
  • snotball
  • snotface
  • snothead
  • snotbox
  • snotwad
  • bullsnot
  • snot-nosed
  • snotbag
  • snotte
  • snot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snāw- →