Where does “sniffa” come from?

sniffa (Swedish) comes from English sniff, from Middle English sniffen.

sniffa (Swedish): sniff, smell something with a series of short inhalations of the nose

Definitions

  1. sniff, smell something with a series of short inhalations of the nose

Ancestry of “sniffa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsniffTo make a short, audible inhalation, through the...
2Middle Englishsniffen—

Words derived from “sniffa”

Every word from Middle English sniffen →Every word from English sniff →