Where does “*snūtijan” come from?

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

*snūtijan (Proto-West Germanic): to blow one's nose

Definitions

  1. to blow one's nose

Ancestry of “*snūtijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnūtijanąto blow one's nose
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “*snūtijan”

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