Where does “schnaps” come from?

schnaps (Portuguese) comes from German Schnaps, from Low German Snapps.

schnaps (Portuguese): schnapps

Definitions

  1. schnapps

Ancestry of “schnaps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnapsspirit, booze, hard liquor
2Low GermanSnapps—
Every word from Low German Snapps →Every word from German Schnaps →
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