Where does “snout” come from?

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

snout (Scots): snout

Definitions

  1. snout

Ancestry of “snout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsnowteAn animal's snout or trunk; The nose of a person;...
2Old Dutchsnūt—
3Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout
Every word from Proto-Germanic snūtaz →Every word from Old Dutch snūt →Every word from Middle English snowte →