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Where does “snabul” come from?

snabul (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic snabulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Ancestry of “snabul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnabulazsnout; muzzle; mouth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “snabul”

  • Schnabelwal
  • Schnabel
  • schnabelförmig
  • Goldschnabelralle
  • grünschnäblig
  • Schnabeltier
  • Grünschnabel
  • snabel
  • snabel
  • snabel
  • Schnieweldéier
  • Schniewel
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