Where does “snoot” come from?

snoot (Scots) comes from Middle English snowte, from Old Dutch snūt, from Proto-Germanic snūtaz — snout.

snoot (Scots): snout, face, head; a projecting point of land;...

Definitions

  1. snout, face, head; a projecting point of land;...

Ancestry of “snoot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsnowteAn animal's snout or trunk; The nose of a person;...
2Old Dutchsnūt—
3Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout

Words derived from “snoot”

Every word from Proto-Germanic snūtaz →Every word from Old Dutch snūt →Every word from Middle English snowte →