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Where does “snūtijaną” come from?

snūtijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

snūtijaną (Proto-Germanic): to blow one's nose

Definitions

  1. to blow one's nose

Ancestry of “snūtijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “snūtijaną”

  • snuiten
  • snyta
  • snyder
  • snydepels
  • snyde
  • snýta
  • snuten
  • snūten
  • snyta
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